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There's lots to worry about in an Alberta referendum. As Quebec's two votes and Brexit demonstrate, unknown unknowns lie in wait for us

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After Quebec’s two “sovereignty” referenda, in 1980 and 1995, Scotland’s independence vote in 2014 and Britain’s Brexit debate in 2016, some things about referenda seem clear.

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• The wording doesn’t really matter. The English version of Quebec’s 1980 question was 108 words long. It was actually pretty clear but,........

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