Carney calls for unity ahead of Alberta's secession referendum
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used his Thanksgiving message to call for unity, a week before a referendum in the province of Alberta on seceding from Canada.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a Thanksgiving message on 12 October that stressed national unity. It comes a week before a referendum in Alberta, a province in western Canada, where voters will decide on whether it should secede from the country.
The source says only that Carney's message was tied to the upcoming vote and that it called for unity. It gives no further detail on what he said, on the wording of the referendum question or on opinion polling.
A vote on a province leaving the country is a significant test for Canadian national unity, since the outcome could shape the country's political future.
