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Colby Cosh: If you think Alberta separation is a solution to all problems, just look at Brexit

It's been 10 years since Britain decided to leave the EU, a choice that ultimately made the country's immigration problems worse

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On Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, CBC News attempted some awkward gymnastics and published a Brexit “analysis” piece intended as an explicit warning to “distant political battlegrounds, like Alberta.” As a federalist Albertan, I instinctively pulled a face at this. The CBC has statutory responsibilities to promote national unity, and when it comes to Alberta, that cause would probably be best served by some kind of internal George Costanza policy that tells news reporters to do the opposite of whatever seems to them to be a good idea.

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