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Nate Glubish says if a referendum goes ahead, he\u2019ll fight relentlessly for Alberta to stay in Canada. \u201cI will continue to work every day to persuade Albertans that our best path forward is to stay in Canada,\u201d Glubish, the technology and innovation minister, said in a social media post Wednesday night. \u201cIf a referendum is held on Oct. 19, I&#8217;ll be voting to stay. &#8220;I hope you will too.\u201d His comment came hours after he introduced the motion in a bipartisan legislature committee meeting. 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Nate Glubish says if a referendum goes ahead, he\u2019ll fight relentlessly for Alberta to stay in Canada. \u201cI will continue to work every day to persuade Albertans that our best path forward is to stay in Canada,\u201d Glubish, the technology and innovation minister, said in a social media post Wednesday night. \u201cIf a referendum is held on Oct. 19, I&#8217;ll be voting to stay. &#8220;I hope you will too.\u201d His comment came hours after he introduced the motion in a bipartisan legislature committee meeting. 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