Danielle Smith’s ‘referendum on a referendum’ can only produce losers

The bottom line: no one but Canada’s enemies win in Premier Danielle Smith’s version of citizen democracy.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith risks imperilling both her political career and her province’s economic outlook, writes Mark Winfield.

With Alberta Premier Danielle Smith setting an Oct. 19 date for a referendum on whether to have a referendum on Alberta separatism, the one thing that is becoming clear is that there will be many losers in the process, regardless of the ultimate outcome.

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