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Prime Minister Mark Carney said Albertans should vote against the nine referendum questions focused on immigration and constitutional reform as he visited Calgary on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just wanted to come here, thank you for what you\u2019ve already done, thank you what you\u2019re going to do in the next few days,\u201d Carney told the crowd in the city’s northeast.<\/p>\n
\u201cMake sure everyone\u2019s out there marking their ballots … including, \u2018No to the Nine.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo to the Nine\u201d is a prominent federalist advertising campaign that urges Albertans to reject the nine ballot questions on Oct. 19, in addition to voting to remain in Canada.<\/p>\n
Carney was meeting with volunteers and others at Bridgeland Riverside Community Association Park in Calgary.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Earlier, he appeared to discuss the campaign with a person holding a sign tied to a campaign from Public Interest Alberta, an education advocacy group.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018No on the Nine\u2019 \u2026 that\u2019s good,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n
WATCH | Carney says ‘No to the Nine’ while campaigning in Calgary:![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792101507_375_default.jpg\")
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Carney says ‘No to the 9’ while campaigning for Canadian unity in Calgary<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Calgary Thursday to rally Albertans to choose Option 1 to stay in Canada in Alberta’s referendum on Monday. While here, he also voiced his support for the ‘no’ side on questions 1 to 9 that deal with immigration and constitutional changes.<\/p>\n
The prime minister has previously spoken out on the separatism question. In a Thanksgiving message<\/a> delivered from a classroom in Edmonton, Carney highlighted various federal initiatives, such as the Pacific Link pipeline.<\/p>\n \u201cWe can’t achieve any of this if we’re divided. You can’t build big things on fault lines,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n Carney is scheduled to join former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk at a rally for his “Forever Canadian” group later today, while Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre is expected to deliver a pro-unity message at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary on Friday.<\/p>\n Carney is also expected to attend a rally on Friday at a Red Deer brewery with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, as well as make a stop in Edmonton the same day.<\/p>\n Volunteers at Bridgeland Riverside Community Association Park hold placards for Alberta’s referendum during a visit by Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary on Oct. 15. (Ahmed Zakot\/Reuters)<\/p>\n Smith, while saying she has voted to remain in Canada, has advocated for Albertans to vote yes on the other nine questions.<\/p>\n Speaking to CBC News\u2019 chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault during a one-on-one interview in Calgary last week, Smith said the nine questions are those which she \u201cwants a mandate\u201d on.<\/p>\n \u201cI haven\u2019t been neutral on that,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI\u2019ve been persuading people that this is what we need to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this week, three former Alberta premiers urged voters<\/a> to say \u201cno\u201d to the five immigration-related questions on the Oct. 19 referendum ballot.\u00a0<\/p>\n CBC News has requested additional comment from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office and a spokesperson for Smith.<\/p>\n Liberal MP says he’s voting against questions<\/p>\n![\"People](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792101508_736_default.jpg\")
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