Alberta separation vote a ‘dangerous bluff,’ Carney warns
Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized Alberta's plan for a separation vote, likening it to the Brexit referendum. He emphasized that Albertans did not express support for such a referendum in the last provincial election. Carney warned that the push for independence could lead to dangerous consequences, similar to those experienced in the UK post-Brexit.
- ▪Prime Minister Mark Carney cautioned against Alberta's separation vote, calling it a dangerous proposition.
- ▪Carney noted that the Premier's party did not campaign on the issue in the last election.
- ▪He warned that believing a 'yes' vote would strengthen negotiation positions is a dangerous bluff.
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Open this photo in gallery:Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a statement in the shuttered Library of Parliament on Parliament Hill last week. Mr. Carney says Albertans had no say in whether an independence referendum should be held when they voted in the last provincial election.Justin Tang/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountPrime Minister Mark Carney cautioned Alberta not to repeat the mistakes of Britain’s Brexit referendum, calling the pitch for separation from Canada a dangerous proposition.Mr. Carney on Monday made his strongest criticism to date of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to hold a vote on whether the province should remain in Canada or launch a formal secession referendum this fall.
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