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Varcoe: 'Canada is not a lost cause' — Former Alberta finance ministers say don't hold separation referendum

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27.05.2026

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Varcoe: 'Canada is not a lost cause' — Former Alberta finance ministers say don't hold separation referendum

Jim Dinning and Travis Toews are signatories to a new initiative — named Lead, Not Leave — that aims to keep a strong Alberta within Canada

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Jim Dinning and Travis Toews are two of the best-known and longest-serving conservative finance ministers in Alberta in recent decades.

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They’re also signatories to a new initiative — named Lead, Not Leave — that aims to keep a strong Alberta within Canada.

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