Prime Minister Mark Carney Says US Is Trying to Break Canada
Carney said U.S. pressure could deepen division as Alberta weighs a vote that could start a separation process, with 4th-largest proven oil reserves at stake.
- On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed 5,000 people at a Calgary rally, warning that the United States is attempting to "break Canada" so it could "own us" ahead of Monday's referendum on Alberta's future.
- Carney acknowledged that Ottawa made Albertans feel "like our resources weren't our own," and the province will vote Monday on whether to begin a legal process toward potential separation.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to make Canada the 51st U.S. state amid an ongoing trade war. Carney countered by citing the Pacific Link pipeline, which he said would create more than 140,000 jobs and reduce dependence on the United States.
- Rejecting Carney's warnings, Mitch Sylvestre of the Alberta Prosperity Project stated U.S. interests "don't play a role" until they win government. Let Alberta Decide leader Keith Wilson dismissed concerns about global instability timing.
- McGill University professor Daniel Bland called Carney's popularity "highly unusual" for a Liberal leader, noting he has benefited from a "Trump effect" that rallied Canadians around their leader even in Alberta.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is seeking to divide Canada so it can "rule us" and urged residents of oil-rich Alberta not to vote to start the process of secession in a referendum on Monday.
Carney says U.S. trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
This referendum comes at the worst possible time. The world has become more dangerous and divided. Some outside our borders are working to break us so they can own us, says Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
CALGARY, Canada (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada in order to “take over us,” while urging the province of Alberta not to start a...
Canada is facing one of the most serious tests of its national unity in decades. On Monday, October 19, residents of the oil-rich province of Alberta will vote in a referendum that could begin the process of separating the province from the country. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued a disturbing warning that outside forces are trying to divide the country in order to bring it under their control. His statement comes against the back…
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