Carney to deliver speech at federalist rally in Calgary ahead of Alberta referendum
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Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to attend a Forever Canadian rally in Calgary tonight ahead of Alberta's referendum on Monday.
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- The rally is expected to begin at 6:45 p.m. MT.
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We'll be streaming it live here.
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- The founder of the Forever Canadian campaign invited Carney publicly through social media and said "Albertans would want to hear from him."
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- The rally comes after Carney, who was raised in Edmonton, said the country is "worth fighting for" in his Thanksgiving address.
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- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are both expected to speak on Canadian unity at a separate event tomorrow.
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We're officially heading into the campaign home stretch, with Carney's appearances part of what will be a busy weekend of campaigning.
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Carney will make a campaign stop with Premier Danielle Smith Friday morning at a brewery in Red Deer.
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The pro-separation group Let Alberta Decide has a rally outside the legislature on Saturday afternoon.
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Then on Sunday, the Alberta Federation of Labour will rally in the same spot to encourage people to vote to remain.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wants citizens to vote yes to the nine provincial autonomy and immigration questions, but vote for Alberta to remain a province.
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"Canada can still work," she said after voting.
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"We just need to make some changes.
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Polls have suggested a strong majority of Albertans want to remain in Canada, but the debate has at times been acrimonious, dividing families and neighbours.
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Political leaders push for Alberta to stay a province, with advance polling well underway
Advance voting began Tuesday and ends Saturday.
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Elections Alberta said the first day was a busy one, with close to 175,000 voters trekking to the polls.
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Michelle Gurney, a spokesperson for the agency, said Tuesday's turnout was higher than the daily average of nearly 152,000 people seen during the advance voting period in the 2023 provincial election.
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Elections Alberta has said it's expecting record voter turnout for the referendum, and it saw unprecedented interest in mail-in ballot requests last month.
Gurney said Wednesday that nearly two-thirds of the roughly 658,000 special ballots requested have now been returned ahead of Friday's 5 p.m. deadline.
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Opposition NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi was among those who voted Tuesday.
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He encouraged Albertans to reject the United Conservative Party government's nine proposals and vote to stay in Canada.
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John MazerolleOct. 19 referendum includes 10 questions
As Albertans prepare to vote in the upcoming referendum, experts are raising concerns over the complex and potentially confusing wording on the ballot.
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For The National, CBC’s Ashley Fraser breaks down the questions and how voters can prepare before heading to the polls.
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There are actually 10 questions being put to a vote next week, with the question of whether Alberta should remain a province of Canada or hold a second, binding referendum being No. 10.
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That question is being put to Albertans because Alberta Premier Danielle Smith promised a separation vote if citizens gathered the required number of citizens on a petition, which they did.
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The other nine questions come directly from the provincial government.
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Smith announced the referendum in mid-February, saying she trusts the judgment of Albertans.
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Five of the other questions deal with immigration, proposing that the province take more control over immigration from the federal government, limiting non-permanent residents' eligibility to public and social services and asking if voters should be required to show proof of citizenship in order to vote in a provincial election.
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Other questions include whether Alberta should work with the governments of other willing provinces on these changes: selecting their own justices for the King's Bench and Appeal courts; abolishing the Senate; allowing provinces to opt out of federal programs "that intrude on provincial jurisdiction such as health care, education and social services"; and giving provincial laws standing over federal laws in shared areas of jurisdiction.
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– With files from CBC Calgary and The Canadian Press
- John Mazerolle
Carney to attend Forever Canadian rally in Calgary
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In a video released on Thanksgiving Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney called for national unity as Albertans prepare to vote next week in a referendum on the province's future in Canada.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Calgary tonight to attend a Forever Canadian rally tour days before a referendum asking Albertans if they should stay in Canada or hold another, binding referendum on separating.
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Forever Canadian founder Thomas Lukaszuk, who extended the invitation to Carney in a social media post on Monday, says Carney's decision to come to the rallies is a good sign for the movement.
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"At the end of the day, Albertans would want to hear from him," Lukaszuk said.
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The announcement comes after Carney made a Thanksgiving address to Albertans from his alma mater in west Edmonton.
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In the video, he said Canada is facing threats to its economy but that in spite of them, the country is continuing to grow.
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"Generations of Albertans helped build this country," Carney said.
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"It's yours, it's ours and it's worth fighting for."
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