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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta separation vote comes at ‘worst time’
Carney said the provincewide vote comes as tariffs and trade tensions add pressure on Canada’s economy, while advance voting continues through Saturday.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned in Calgary on Thursday, warning it "couldn't be a worse time" for Alberta to pursue separation from Canada amid economic instability.
- Alberta will decide Monday whether to instruct the government to begin a legal process toward separation, following decades of friction with Ottawa over energy and federal power.
- Political science professor Daniel at McGill University called Carney's popularity "highly unusual" for a Liberal prime minister, noting President Donald Trump's trade war and 51st state threats have rallied Canadians around Carney.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith cast her ballot Wednesday supporting Canada, while Tanya Clemens of Let Alberta Decide dismissed Carney's agreements with Smith as "pinky promises" that fail to resolve grievances.
- Activists mobilized for Alberta independence following the 2022 Freedom Convoy, which Clemens said taught organizers how to mobilize effectively after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted political organizing.
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Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta separation vote comes at ‘worst time’
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigned for national unity in oil-rich Alberta as advance voting was underway in a referendum that could set the province on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada.
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