Some people have an idea.

Some people think if the Alberta independence side loses the Oct. 19 referendum vote and the Alberta remains in Canada side wins, then the separatists will stand down, shut the hell up, accept the verdict in the court of public opinion, move on, go away.

“How could it end there?” asks Mitch Sylvestre, a leader in the movement for Alberta independence and the force to get signatures on a petition for a Yes or No vote on Alberta becoming its own country.

“We are doing this because we think what’s going on out there is entirely wrong. If we actually believe what’s happening is wrong and wrong for Alberta how can we stop? That’s my question.

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“How can we possibly not continue down this path? How can we stop? How can we accept all the nonsense? We are going to continue to do what we do.”

Sylvestre says right after the referendum vote he is going to see independence supporters from every part of the province.

“This is not finished. This is just the first step. A year and a half ago we weren’t even in the game.”

Sylvestre says there is no way Alberta independence will die as a movement. He believes it is too strong.

He thinks........

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