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Lorne Gunter: Premier juggling priorities on 'separatist referendum' debate

Smith has done a good job so far handling demands for a referendum, but she has to be careful not to repeat the overwrought “warnings” of federalists.

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Frankly, the fall vote that’s being called the “separatist referendum” is not a vote on separation. As has been pointed out by others, it’s a vote on whether to hold a vote on separation.

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