Carney says Alberta vote on separation could become 'dangerous bluff'
Carney said the vote could fuel uncertainty and weaken Canada’s bargaining position as pollsters found 67% of Albertans would oppose separation.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney compared Alberta's separation referendum to Brexit, calling it a "dangerous bluff" and warning the referendum question undermines investor confidence.
- A grassroots independence movement collected more than 300,000 signatures this year, with roughly 30 percent of Alberta's five million people supporting independence—a record high driven by grievances over federal environmental policies blocking pipeline development.
- Carney, who led the Bank of England during Brexit, told reporters: "they're still, 10 years later trying to undo what people didn't think they were voting for." A survey found 53 per cent of Britons would support rejoining the EU.
- The federal government is reviewing the referendum question's consistency with the Clarity Act, while Carney emphasized Canada's economic advantages including free trade agreements covering one and a half billion people worldwide.
- Bloc House leader Christine Normandin rejected federal intervention as "completely unacceptable," while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to campaign for unity as Albertans prepare for the October 19 vote on separation.
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Carney warns Alberta independence vote from Canada could echo Brexit as a 'dangerous bluff'
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney compared Alberta’s vote on whether to move toward independence to Brexit, calling it a potential “dangerous bluff.”
Canada's leader was the head of the central bank when Britain left the EU. He calls the desire for secession dangerous.
Carney Says Alberta Vote on Referendum to Secede a ‘Dangerous Bluff’
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s decision to add a referendum question to the province’s Oct. 19 referendum ballot could “backfire,” comparing it UK’s Brexit vote a decade ago. Carney told reporters in Ottawa on May 25 that separation votes can be presented as a way to “strengthen your hand in a future negotiation,” but that this can be a “very dangerous bluff.” “I saw firsthand what happened in the United Kingdom…
Carney warns Alberta not to pull a ‘Brexit’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney invoked the turmoil of Brexit in warning that Alberta’s referendum proposal is “a very dangerous bluff” for Canada. “People say it’s the start of a negotiation process, but for some people it’s the start of real separation,” Carney said Monday, referring to Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to hold a referendum in October on whether Alberta should pursue a formal separation vote. “That is a very dangerous bluff,” …
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