Prime Minister Mark Carney says US is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
Carney said a separation vote could bring years of division and uncertainty as turnout in the provincewide referendum remains key, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans to vote to remain in Canada during a Forever Canadian rally in Calgary, warning that separation would cause "years of deep division and great uncertainty."
- Amid U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada and repeated threats to make Canada the 51st state, Carney argued the nation needs to become more economically resilient and less dependent on the United States.
- More than 5,000 attendees gathered at the BMO Centre, where former CFL player Jon Cornish and Calgary Chamber of Commerce director Deborah Yedlin advocated for unity and national preservation.
- Advance voting saw 174,532 Albertans cast ballots through Saturday, while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith voted Wednesday to remain in Canada yet continued pushing for a 'yes' to nine provincial autonomy questions.
- Carney is scheduled to attend a second Forever Canadian rally in Edmonton on Friday, while analysts note a "Trump effect" has paradoxically rallied Canadians around the Prime Minister even in traditionally separatist-leaning Alberta.
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PM Mark Carney Says US Trying to Break Canada As Alberta Votes On Separation Path
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can 'own us' as he urged oil-rich Alberta not to begin a process toward separation in Monday's referendum. Monday's vote is not a direct referendum on independence.
Carney says U.S, is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can "own us" as he urged oil-rich Alberta not to begin a process toward separation in Monday's referendum.
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CP 'Vote like Canada depends on it,' Carney tells Alberta referendum rally
CALGARY — Prime Minister Mark Carney has told thousands rallying in Calgary that Albertans should vote to keep the province in Canada, arguing that failing to do so will cause "deep division and great uncertainty.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney says US is trying to break Canada as Alberta votes on separation path
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has campaigned for national unity as advance voting is underway in oil-rich Alberta in a referendum that could set the province on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada.
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