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as posted by the channelAn Alberta judge quashed a petition seeking a referendum on Alberta independence that had more than 300,000 signatures. In two decisions issued Wednesday, Justice Shaina Leonard found that there had been a failure to consider how separation would violate treaty rights. The CBC's Jason Markusoff speaks to Power & Politics about what this could mean for the future of Alberta's separatist movement.
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