May 9, 2025
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#1155 Why Alberta Separatists are Whiny Losers
What’s really behind Danielle Smith’s separatist flirtations. 
Noor Azrieh
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James Nicholson
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Caleb Thompson
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Jesse Brown
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Is separatist sentiment rising in Alberta, or is it just a convenient distraction? Max Fawcett explains why a referendum would actually be good for Alberta and Canada.  

 

Host: Noor Azrieh

Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer),  Sam Konnert (Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)

Guest: Max Fawcett

 

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