OP-ED: Too clever by half—The Clarity Act could backfire on Ottawa

George Koch and Jim Mason write, "The Clarity Act was never designed to provide a workable path to provincial independence, it was designed to prevent one. And therein lies the danger."

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By: George Koch and Jim Mason

Jim Mason holds a BSc in engineering physics and a PhD in experimental nuclear physics; he lived and worked in Alberta for 17 years and is currently retired and living near Lakefield, Ontario.

George Koch is Editor-in-Chief of C2C Journal.

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