Oops, sorry. I unwittingly prompted the UCP to raise a fine from $10,000 to $1 million.

Bill 14, introduced Thursday, reacted fiercely to any hint that signatures collected during a referendum drive would be used for partisan political purposes.

On Oct. 9, I wrote in a column that Thomas Lukaszuk is sitting on a treasure chest of voter data and might even start a new party.

The former Progressive Conservative deputy premier collected more than 400,000 valid signatures for his Forever Canadian campaign.

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Lukaszuk didn’t quite say he’d use those signatures for political ends.

Indeed, the rules make it virtually impossible. All information must be turned in........

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