Are Alberta’s separatists guilty of moral treason?
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Are Alberta’s separatists guilty of moral treason?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 15, 202654 min
  • Politics
  • About Canada

If you ask security expert and author Patrick Lennox the answer is a resounding ‘yes.’ He argues Alberta separatism is less about Western alienation and more about a global effort to destroy liberal democracy. In his book, On Treason, Lennox says what’s unfolding in Alberta is part of a nefarious — and treasonous playbook that’s been used worldwide. To survive the threat, he suggests Canada must call out the traitors and arm ourselves against disinformation and deceit. *This is the final episode in our three-part series asking: what makes a nation? Listen to other epis...

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This October celebrates spooky season with CBC podcasts. On Satanic Panic, hear how a tiny Saskatchewan town was engulfed by false accusations of ritual abuse. On The Devil You Know, listen as host Sarah Marshall traces the story of how that moral panic swept North America and embedded itself in pop culture. Or if you prefer some laughs with your

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scares, check out Let's Make a Horror, where three comedians try to learn how to make a horror movie, Then take a stab creating their own. Satanic Panic, The Devil You Know, Let's Make a Horror. Available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

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This is a CBC Podcast. So when you look at the polls, they suggest as many as 30% of Albertans have lost hope. That's about a million people. And I'm not going to demonize or marginalize a million of my fellow citizens

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