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A group of Southern Alberta ranchers, including Laura Laing, right, and John Smith, filed a freedom of information request for records connected to the United Conservative government’s decision to rescind the province’s 1976 Coal Policy without consultation. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail

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Ken Rubin stands in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Photo courtesy of Debbie Rubin.

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Nunavut's territorial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, June 30, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

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Canadian $100 bills are counted in Toronto, Feb. 2, 2016. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press

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The Peace Tower is seen on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on March 12, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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Staff work in a cannabis grow room at Canopy Growth's Tweed facility in Smiths Falls, Ont., Aug. 23, 2018. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

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