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What started as a petition to keep Alberta in Canada is could be morphing into a referendum on independence. The irony is almost poetic.

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CHRÉTIEN: At this moment, our friend from the south has created a mood that a Canadian have never been so proud to be Canadian ... The desire to have a referendum is very low in Quebec. I don't know what the hell is going on in Alberta. HARPER: I didn't sign the petition.

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