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But on Saturday she was among hundreds of people who rallied at the Alberta legislature to support separation from Canada, with many in the crowd waving Alberta flags and a few even displaying the U.S. Stars and Stripes. &#8220;I thought it was a beautiful, fantastic country. But now I&#8217;m so disappointed. I&#8217;m literally crushed that we&#8217;ll never be represented in this country and there&#8217;s never a chance of changing the government,&#8221; Speck said. Earlier this week, Premier Danielle Smith&#8217;s government proposed legislation that would lower the bar for holding a referendum. 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