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Alberta NDP urges Smith to cancel separation vote amid Canada-US trade war

Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on leaving Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbors.

Alberta NDP urges Smith to cancel separation vote amid Canada-US trade war

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Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on leaving Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbors.

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Alberta's Opposition leader says now is not the time to hold a referendum on leaving Canada as the country wages a consequential trade war with its southern neighbors.

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