Alberta Voices: Your comments on separation for Tuesday, July 14

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Journal are publishing your thoughts about the upcoming vote and issues related to separation. Here are some of the latest emails we’ve received. I don’t understand why the separatists want to break up one of the best countries in the world. I definitely don’t want to separate. We would stand to lose so much. – Nick Greckol * * * * I don’t see the separatist side winning, but I support them. I see the movement as fundamentally a form of protest. Protest against Alberta’s role in Confederation and the federal government’s over-arching policies. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. It’s about sending a message. Look at Quebec. – J. Springer * * * * My family emigrated to Canada from western Europe when I was three. I am now in my 70s. This country has given us amazing lives and opportunities, and I would like to stay in it. Yes, there have definitely been political and economic...