Carney urges Canadian unity as Alberta prepares for secession referendum
Prime Minister Mark Carney has used a Thanksgiving message to call for national unity a week before Alberta is due to vote on a separatism referendum. The vote is scheduled for October 19 and asks Albertans whether the province should begin the legal process needed for a future binding referendum on separation from Canada. Carney said Canada cannot "build big things on fault lines" and argued that the country is stronger together.The referendum is non-binding, but it would open the way to a later vote on whether Alberta should leave Canada. Voters are being asked whether Alberta should remain a... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 12 Oct 2026 23:00 LONDON
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