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Keith Gerein: Edmontonians have dual anger — at Liberal policies but also at secession ultimatums

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Peter Bergen says the death of actor Val Kilmer reminded him of the Riddler in Batman Forever ( 1995 ) Bergen: Identity was again the currency as the Quebec sovereignty referendum ended dramatically with a whisker-thin triumph for the “No” side.

In Alberta , as elsewhere, we’re not just living with twin identities but also different realities, he says.

For many of those pushing the referendum ultimatum, their information ecosystem is apparently telling them that a Liberal triumph would make Alberta secession an achievable goal.

Alberta separatists want to break up the country at one of our most vulnerable moments.

Many Albertans are angry at such pronouncements, but perhaps it's best to settle the issue, perhaps for a generation.

Let’s see whose echo chamber is loudest, but a word of warning to the proponents.

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