{"id":930682,"date":"2026-10-12T21:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/930682\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:14:13","slug":"carney-makes-case-for-united-canada-ahead-of-alberta-separation-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/930682\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney makes case for united Canada ahead of Alberta separation vote"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Fort McMurray. Alta., earlier this month. The Prime Minister is pushing for the province to remain in Canada ahead of a vote on separation next week.Greg Halinda\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Mark Carney is making the case for a united Canada as Albertans prepare to vote in a referendum on the province\u2019s place in Confederation.<\/p>\n

In a video posted online on Monday, Mr. Carney said Albertans helped build Canada, and he raised concerns about uncertainty linked to the sovereignty vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cA week from today, Albertans will have the opportunity to make an important decision about their future \u2013 whether to remain part of Canada or begin a long and uncertain process through which Alberta could separate from Canada,\u201d Mr. Carney said in a Thanksgiving message.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Mr. Carney filmed the video a classroom at St. Francis Xavier High School in Edmonton, which he attended as a student.<\/p>\n

Mr. Carney talked about his government\u2019s record in the province, citing federal support for building new homes, high-speed rail and a new pipeline to the West Coast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Alberta\u2019s referendum on a separation vote is approaching. Ask us your questions<\/a><\/p>\n

Opinion: Staying in Canada is the best option for Alberta businesses<\/a><\/p>\n

But he said Canada can\u2019t build big things if it is divided, and that the country is facing threats to its economy, security and way of life.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are stronger together. Generations of Albertans helped build this country. It\u2019s yours. It\u2019s ours. And it\u2019s worth fighting for.\u201d <\/p>\n

Advance voting opens Tuesday in the referendum, with a vote to follow on Oct. 19 on 10 questions that include whether the province should stay in Canada or hold a second, binding referendum on leaving the country.<\/p>\n

Mr. Carney will be in Alberta this week to make the case for remaining in Canada. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and other leaders are also scheduled to speak in the province.<\/p>\n

Opinion: Mark Carney is an Albertan. That\u2019s about to pay off<\/a><\/p>\n

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith launched the referendum process, saying it was necessary to allow Albertans to resolve the question of the province\u2019s place in Canada. <\/p>\n

Ms. Smith has said she supports Alberta remaining a part of Canada.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Ms. Smith\u2019s press secretary, Sam Blackett, said Alberta\u2019s government will continue its advertising campaign urging Albertans to vote in support of a strong and sovereign Alberta in a united Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Premier has been clear that our government, caucus, and party support Alberta remaining in Canada, and we will continue to work to get a strong mandate from Albertans for more sustainable immigration policies and to pursue constitutional reforms that increase our province\u2019s sovereignty within Canada,\u201d Mr. Blackett said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks alongside Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Fort McMurray.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":930683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[901,888,902,879,877,903,49,48,876,895,896,891,878,875,46,549,295,894,887,914,880,881,893,889,890,884,904,885,909,910,44,912,907,911,905,908,882,898,899,714,897,906,865,61,900,892,886,883,913],"class_list":["post-930682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-canada","tag-alberta","tag-arts-news","tag-bc","tag-breaking-news","tag-breaking-news-video","tag-british-columbia","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canada-news","tag-canada-sports","tag-canada-sports-news","tag-canada-trafficcanada-weather","tag-canadian-breaking-news","tag-canadian-news","tag-economy","tag-education","tag-environment","tag-federal-government","tag-foreign-news","tag-globe-and-mail","tag-globe-and-mail-breaking-news","tag-globe-and-mail-canada-news","tag-government","tag-life-news","tag-lifestyle","tag-local-news","tag-manitoba","tag-national-news","tag-new-brunswick","tag-newfoundland-and-labrador","tag-news","tag-northwest-territories","tag-nova-scotia","tag-nunavut","tag-ontario","tag-pei","tag-photos","tag-political-news","tag-political-opinion","tag-politics","tag-politics-news","tag-quebec","tag-sports-news","tag-technology","tag-travel","tag-trudeau","tag-us-news","tag-world-news","tag-yukon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=930682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/930682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/930683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=930682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=930682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=930682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}