Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
20%
4 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
60/100
National Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
82
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
It’s Tuesday, October 20.
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It → ’ → ?
Here are the top stories we’re following today.
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we → follow → ?
Albertans choose Canada.
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Albertans → choose → Canada
Perhaps Canada could choose us back
uncertain
Canada → choose → us
Given that the separatists could not grow their support, their efforts “would be best focused on helping Alberta to assert itself within Canada,” Jerema writes.
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Jerema → give → Canada
“As for the rest of the country, please note that Albertans have clearly and forcefully chosen Canada.
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Albertans → note → Canada
After more than a decade of direct attacks from Ottawa, and after more than a century of being forced to demand the same treatment as other provinces, it would be nice if other Canadians also chose us.”
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Canadians → force → us
Alberta separatists vow to fight on after referendum loss
“They can underestimate us.
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They → vow → us
They can throw every obstacle imaginable in our way, and believe me, they have, but they cannot stop what has already started.
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what → throw → me
Tonight isn’t the finish line,” said Alberta Prosperity Project co-founder Mitch Sylvestre.
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Sylvestre → say → ?
Meanwhile, separatist leader Jeffrey Rath re-emphasized the need to take control of the United Conservative Party from Premier Danielle Smith, whom he said conspired with “fake news” and the “entire Canadian political establishment” to campaign against independence.
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he → re → independence
By Tuesday morning, Alberta separatists were claiming their 24 per cent of the referendum vote as a victory.
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separatists → claim → victory
However, Cosh argues that the most logical interpretation of the outcome is that “an overwhelming majority of Albertans do not want any further entertainment of secession by their government.
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majority → argue → government
They don’t want a vote, and they don’t want a top-level intergovernmental negotiation.”
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they → want → negotiation
He then asks, “How would the ‘Referendum’ side go about doing better in a binding referendum that only a quarter of us want at all?”
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quarter → ask → us
Mark Carney’s West Coast pipeline project could run into legal pitfalls
The federal government has promised to have construction started in less than a year on the new Pacific Link pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast.
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construction → run → Coast
But lawyers and legal academics are warning the project could face legal challenges in court, particularly where the fast-tracked regulatory process might clash with potential Indigenous rights.
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process → warn → rights
Canadians quickly falling behind on their mortgages: Benchmark Canada
Benchmark Canada is a new project from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute that brings together more than 40 different metrics that measure this country’s performance.
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that → fall → performance
National Post will be examining many of those findings.
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Post → examine → findings
Today, a look at why the sharp rise in mortgage delinquencies is a warning sign for Canada’s housing market.
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rise → warn → market
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