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Braid: A separation campaign will hurt the province, the economy, and the United Conservative Party

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP have sparked new referendum rules on separation.

The talk of separation is already hurting the economy, says Nancy Southern , CEO of ATCO .

Two expelled MLAs have become fierce two -man opposition to the government, lighting up legislature with attacks that rival anything from the NDP .

Another amendment addresses the chief electoral officer’s concern that the bill impeded his ability to investigate contributions. The government changed the time limit for investigations from one year to two . Until now, it had been three . None of that changes the fact that Bill 54 makes a province-wide campaign on separation almost inevitable. There will be damage no matter what the outcome. Just ask any Quebecer who fled the referendum wars for a better life in Alberta . Don Braid’s column appears regularly in the Herald .

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