PM Carney says Canada is ‘best place’ for Alberta after judge overturns Alberta separation petition
The ruling puts a ballot question on separation in doubt as Alberta and the separatist group plan appeals and Carney backs national unity.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday "the best place for Alberta is in Canada," as he works to repair federal-provincial relations after years of tension over stalled energy development.
- Under the Clarity Act, any provincial separation referendum must comply with federal law, which mandates that Parliament review the question and determine whether a "clear majority" favors secession.
- Carney announced new policies to expand Canada's electricity grid with natural-gas powered turbines and expects to settle an industrial carbon price regime with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Friday.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called a judge's decision to throw out a separation referendum petition "anti-democratic" and vowed to appeal, signaling continued provincial resistance to Carney's unity push.
- Positioning his strategy as "co-operative federalism," Carney emphasized that federal efforts must respect the rights of Indigenous Canadians and ensure privacy in any separation referendum process.
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Faced with the rise of separatism in Alberta, Carney suddenly referred to the referendum clarity law.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that "the best place for Alberta is Canada," a day after a judge dismissed a petition calling for an independence referendum in that province.
Mark Carney is making concessions to Alberta oil producers to avoid the province's attempt to secede from Canada. The best place for Alberta is undoubtedly Canada, declared Premier Mark Carney after a court rejected the province's residents' petition for secession. Carney also hinted that the government would launch a new oil pipeline, which would enrich locals and improve conditions in the region. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing CBC an…
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