{
  "id": 692759,
  "title": "Braid: Abolish the Senate? One of several meaningless referendum questions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/braid-abolish-the-senate-one-of-several-meaningless-referendum",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:48:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Calgary Herald",
    "slug": "calgary-herald",
    "url": "https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-abolish-the-senate-one-of-several-meaningless-referendum-questions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Oct 19 referendum voting edges closer. Mostly dormant now, this weird provincial project will explode on the Alberta scene after Labour Day. Most of the 10 questions are detailed and complex, except for one on separatism, which comes in two parts but somehow finds itself on top of the ballot, despite being that last […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}