{"id":934319,"date":"2026-10-15T19:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934319\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T19:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:56:09","slug":"warm-welcome-for-carney-in-calgary-stumping-for-unity-as-alberta-hurtles-toward-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934319\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm welcome for Carney in Calgary, stumping for unity as Alberta hurtles toward vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"posted\">By Canadian Press on October 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/be4e199a8b6991f50a5e8650b0872338a5ae4f864f0c8bf6f281de851d7e424d-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>Prime Minister Mark Carney, centre, meets with supporters at a restaurant in Calgary, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Jeff McIntoshCALGARY \u2014 Prime Minister Mark Carney started Thursday with selfies and flowers in Calgary, as he began his last-ditch tour stumping for Canadian unity days away from Alberta\u2019s separation referendum.<br \/>\nIn the morning, Carney was met by supporters at a restaurant in the city\u2019s northeast. He was later given a bouquet of flowers by staff and posed for photos.<br \/>\nMany wore small red and white Canadian flags in their shirt pockets.<br \/>\n\u201cI like the red,\u201d Carney said as he shook hands.<br \/>\nOne woman said: \u201cIt\u2019s for you.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s for us. It\u2019s all for Canada,\u201d replied Carney.<br \/>\nPremier Danielle Smith has put 10 questions on Monday\u2019s referendum, with the key one asking if Alberta should stay in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on quitting the country.<br \/>\nThe other nine questions deal with proposals Smith has put forward for immigration and constitutional reform.<br \/>\nOn Thursday night, Carney is set to join former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk at a rally for his Forever Canadian group, which has been campaigning to keep the province in Confederation.<br \/>\nAt the same time, Smith is scheduled to headline a $500-a-plate United Conservative Party fundraiser also in Calgary.<br \/>\nSmith released a video Wednesday saying she voted at an advance poll and checked the box to keep the country together.<br \/>\nShe said she knows many Albertans are frustrated with the federal government but that the province is starting to see headway with major projects, including a proposed new oil pipeline to the West Coast.<br \/>\nMonday is the official polling day but advance polls are open this week.<br \/>\nCarney, asked Thursday about his message for Albertans, said if people are decided that they need to get out and vote.<br \/>\n\u201cPolls don\u2019t vote. People do,\u201d Carney said.<br \/>\n\u201cFor those who are undecided, it\u2019s hard to think of a worse time for a referendum or a better time for the province. The world is dangerously divided,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nHe added that Canada is working, pointing to infrastructure investment, including in energy.<br \/>\nTonight\u2019s rally isn\u2019t the first time Carney and Lukaszuk have teamed up to spread a pro-Canada message.<br \/>\nLast month, the prime minister invited Lukaszuk\u2019s group to attend a cabinet retreat in Banff, Alta., and Carney signed the Maple Leaf-wrapped motorhome Lukaszuk has been touring the province in.<br \/>\nThe prime minister is also scheduled to attend a rally with Lukaszuk in Edmonton on Friday.<br \/>\nAlso Friday, Smith and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are scheduled to speak at a conservative conference in Calgary.<br \/>\nThis report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press<br \/>\n<br \/>26<br \/> -25\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Canadian Press on October 15, 2026. 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