Alberta essential to improving Canada, the best country in the world: PM Carney
Carney said Alberta is essential to Canada and urged unity as Smith’s referendum plan triggers a five-month campaign before an Oct. 19 vote.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized national unity, stating Alberta's role is "essential" to Canada, following Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's announcement Thursday of a non-binding October referendum on separation.
- Premier Danielle Smith announced the province will hold a non-binding vote on Oct. 19 asking whether the government should commence the legal process for separation, triggering a five-month campaign.
- Speaking from the Library of Parliament in the Centre Block, Carney linked heritage renovation to building Canada up and lauded the "huge contributions" of Albertans to the country.
- The referendum plan faces criticism from separatists who argue it delays a direct vote, while opponents contend the government is fueling uncertainty following competing petitions and a court ruling.
- Although talk of separation simmered for months, the Prime Minister made his most forceful comments yet on unity Friday, as Ottawa had previously remained muted on the issue.
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Carney Emphasizes Alberta’s Importance to Canada After Separation Vote Announcement
Prime Minister Mark Carney is praising Alberta’s “huge contributions” to Canada, as the prairie province gears up for a non-binding referendum this fall on whether to hold a separation vote. Speaking during a May 22 tour of the construction site at the Library of Parliament, Carney described Alberta as an essential part of Canada and emphasized strengthening the country through unity. “Canada is the greatest country in the world, but it can be …
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Carney says 'Canada is working', as Alberta readies for vote on separation referendum
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the thorny issue of Alberta’s separatist movement on Friday with a metaphorical plea for unity, saying it's time to build up the country together.
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Carney says 'Canada is working', as Alberta readies for referendum
UPDATE 9:45 a.m. Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the thorny issue of Alberta's separatist movement on Friday with a metaphorical plea for unity, saying it's time to build up the country together. He likened the federation to the Parliament buildings: currently under renovation. Carney, while on...
PM Carney says Alberta ‘essential’ to Canada, as separatist push advances
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that Alberta was “essential” to the country’s future, hours after the province’s leader moved the oil-rich region closer towards a referendum on independence. Separatists in the western province spent months collecting signatures seeking to trigger a binding October vote on seceding from the nation. On May 4, they delivered their petition to provincial officials, insisting they had collected mor…
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