OTTAWA — Alberta United Conservative Party MLA Jason Stephan is doubling down on his call for a referendum on the province’s independence next year, saying the vote would be a critical expression of popular will.

Stephan said in a wide-ranging interview with the National Post that it’s time for Albertans to have their say on the province’s future in a united Canada, after a decade of punitive Liberal policies has brought the province to a breaking point.

“Alberta has unfortunately suffered greatly under the government that we have in Ottawa, and I’m very much in favour of a robust public discussion about something that has impacted Albertans so deeply,” said Stephan.

“I think a referendum would be a very important part of that conversation because it would give Albertans a chance to w

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