Subhead:Supporting a referendum on independence isn’t always the same as supporting independence itself. Many politically involved people attend rallies simply to observe, listen to and learn from attendees.#
There is a strong base of support for Alberta independence within the ranks of the UCP, but an extended piece written by Jason Markusoff for the CBC implying a vast conspiracy of sovereigntists may control the party from within makes some weak connections.
In an act of contemporary McCarthyism, Markusoff dug deeply into social media postings and pictures to find evidence of sovereigntist power brokers overtly calling for the independence of Alberta. He didn’t find much.
Some party board members did indeed have pictures taken of themselves at rallies supporting the petitioning for an independence referendum.
Supporting a referendum on independence isn’t always the same as supporting independence itself, however. Otherwise, Thomas Lukaszuk could be considered among supporters of independence too.
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