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Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to Elon Musk’s comments supporting separatism in Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan by stating that Canada's future should be decided by Canadians themselves. On Thursday, October 8, 2026, Carney emphasized the importance of allowing people to live freely according to their cultures without external interference from foreign entities like large tech firms. Meanwhile, the election results in Quebec showed only about 28% of the popular vote for the separatist Parti Québécois, which did not secure a majority in the legislature, and Professor Daniel Béland noted that support for independence remains at around 30%.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-09,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Elon Musk sparked controversy on X, formerly Twitter, by advocating for the separation of Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan from Canada. In response, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated on October 8, 2026, that Canadians would decide their country's future without interference from "large tech firms or foreign governments." Musk’s comments came after the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) won a provincial election in Quebec but fell short of a majority. The PQ received about 28% of the popular vote, with support for Quebec independence hovering around 30%, according to McGill University political science professor Daniel Béland. Premier-designate of Quebec, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, has yet to receive a mandate for immediate independence despite the party's victory.
Written for “Canadian Tech Independence Debate” on 2026-10-09,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
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Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday (October 8, 2026) that Canada's future will be decided by Canadians, pushing back on Elon Musk's call for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada.
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Quebec → say → Canada
“The future of Canada will be decided by Canadians and the priorities of Canadians, the priorities of the people of Quebec,” PM Carney said when asked about Mr. Musk's comments.
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Carney → decide → comments
Mr. Carney said Canadians should be free to live according to their languages and cultures, without interference "from foreign governments and large tech firms that think they can tell us what to do."
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they → say → what
Mr. Musk weighed in on Canada's separatist debates on Wednesday (October 7, 2026) in a post on X about Quebec Premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, whose separatist Parti Québécois won Monday's provincial election.
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Québécois → weigh → election
The party won about 28% of the popular vote and fell short of a majority of the seats in the Quebec legislature.
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party → win → legislature
Support for Quebec independence remains at about 30%, said Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal.
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Béland → remain → Montreal
He said the election was driven more by a desire to oust the Coalition Avenir Québec government than by support for separation.
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election → say → separation
Quebec should separate,” Mr. Musk wrote, adding that “They would be better off.
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They → separate → ?
Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too.”
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Alberta → separate → ?
Alberta is scheduled to hold a vote October 19 on whether the province should remain in Canada or move toward a future referendum on separation.
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province → schedule → separation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said she will vote to remain in Canada.
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she → say → Canada
Mr. Smith said that separatist sentiment in her province has weakened as her government and Mr. Carney's have worked to address Albertans' concerns.
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government → say → concerns
The federal government has changed.
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government → change → ?
Their approach to us has changed and they're willing to work together on addressing those issues,” Mr. Smith said in Edmonton.
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Smith → change → Edmonton
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe responded to Mr. Musk on X with a single word: “No.”
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Moe → respond → word
MMr. musk, the world's richest man and first-ever trillionaire, is a South African-born Canadian-American.
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musk → bear → ?
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