{
  "id": 2683769,
  "title": "Alberta separatists' blueprint for independent nation draws scrutiny",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/alberta-separatists-blueprint-for-independent-nation-draws-scrutiny",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:42:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/alberta-prosperity-projects-blueprint-for-independent-nation-draws-scrutiny"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 'constitutional discussion document,' released by the Alberta Prosperity Project, spans 54 pages and envisions the fate of a new nation that includes an elected president, open-carry gun rights, an unprecedented fourth branch of government with recall petitions and binding referendums triggered by only three per cent of the population's support.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}