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🚨 BREAKING A judge just quashed Alberta’s independence petition. 300,000 Albertans signed it Justice Leonard ruled the petition “should never have been issued.” Here’s what you need to know about Justice Leonard: She was appointed by Trudeau’s Justice Minister David Lametti. She was previously the Deputy Chief Federal Prosecutor...

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