Western Canada Concept MLA and leadership candidate Gordon Kesler before speaking to voting delegates at the WCC leadership convention in Red Deer, Alta., on Aug. 22, 1982.Dave Buston/The Canadian Press
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Today is the referendum in Alberta, where Albertans will cast their vote either to remain part of Canada or start the process to hold another referendum to leave (among other ballot questions). But this issue stretches far beyond the past few years – it goes back to before Alberta was a province of Canada.
Today, we’re going through the history of the Alberta separatist movement with Tyler Dawson. He’s an opinion editor for The Globe based in Edmonton, and the author of The Republic of Alberta: An idea that won’t go away.
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