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Carney Calls Alberta Secession Vote Bluff; Poll Shows 60% Oppose

5/25/2026

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Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Alberta’s October secession referendum is a bluff, citing the UK’s 2016 Brexit vote.
Carney has rolled back several of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s green measures since March 2025 amid Albertan oil-sector frustration.
An Angus Reid poll found 60% would stay in Canada and 67% would reject an independence referendum.
The United Conservative Party omitted reference to a separation referendum in its 2023 election platform.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that Alberta’s October secession referendum is a bluff, citing the UK’s 2016 Brexit vote.
Carney has rolled back several of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s green measures since March 2025 amid Albertan oil-sector frustration.
An Angus Reid poll found 60% would stay in Canada and 67% would reject an independence referendum.
The United Conservative Party omitted reference to a separation referendum in its 2023 election platform.