Weekly Wrap: Quebec, Alberta and separatist sentiments
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Weekly Wrap: Quebec, Alberta and separatist sentiments

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 202624 min
  • Politics
  • About Canada

As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith hopes the recent 'national interest' designation of her proposed pipeline helps quell some separatist sentiments, Quebec is headed for an election on Monday that could elect a separatist party to power. The Weekly Wrap digs in.

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