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1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Jared Wesley, Calgary Herald

   When 'leverage' isn’t leverage: Why the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluff (opens the original)

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   As someone who has practised and studied intergovernmental relations in Canada for more than two decades, I find the Alberta separatists’ latest ad campaign mystifying. “You don’t necessarily have to want to leave Canada,” they tell us. “You can vote for Option 2 (to hold a second referendum) simply to give Alberta more leverage in its dealings with Ottawa. ”The message has some merit, in theory. The knife-to-the-throat approach can be effective as a last resort. But it depends on a credible thr

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2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Jared Wesley, Calgary Herald

   Opinion: When 'leverage' isn’t leverage: Why the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluff (opens the original)

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   As someone who has practised and studied intergovernmental relations in Canada for more than two decades, I find the Alberta separatists’ latest ad campaign mystifying. “You don’t necessarily have to want to leave Canada,” they tell us. “You can vote for Option 2 (to hold a second referendum) simply to give Alberta more leverage in its dealings with Ottawa. ”The message has some merit, in theory. The knife-to-the-throat approach can be effective as a last resort. But it depends on a credible thr

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