Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCanada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney (AP)Mark Carney, former Bank of England governor, has branded Alberta’s upcoming vote on an independence referendum a "dangerous bluff", likening it to Brexit. Carney warned that the UK is still grappling with the consequences a decade after the 2016 Brexit vote, stating people are "still 10 years later trying to undo what people didn’t think they were voting for, but what they ended up having". Alberta's leader, Danielle Smith, announced a vote for October 19 on whether the province should remain part of Canada or move towards a binding referendum on separation. Carney highlighted that the independence vote was not part of Ms Smith's party's platform in the last provincial election, questioning its democratic mandate. Ms Smith acknowledged Albertans' frustrations, attributing them to the "disastrous policies" of the previous Canadian leader, Justin Trudeau, and urged for these grievances to be addressed. Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she supports the oil-rich province remaining in Canada. Her decision to test support for separation in a vote this October has been compared…

Like David Cameron in 2016, premier Danielle Smith is facing a mutinous party and has called a referendum about a referendum while vowing a ‘no’ vote

When asked if he tried to dissuade Smith from posing a separation question, Carney said, "The premier doesn't always take my advice."

Évoquant avoir été témoin du Brexit, le premier ministre a dit parler «d’expérience».

Carney warned that Alberta's referendum question on potential separatism is a "very dangerous bluff" and argued that it is "not helpful."

Mark Carney said Alberta’s voters should be wary of separatists promoting a “dangerous bluff,” citing his experience during Brexit. Read on

Canada’s prime minister says a referendum on whether to pursue separation would be “a very dangerous bluff”

The Canadian prime minister, who was the governor of the Bank of England when Britain voted to leave the European Union, said the Alberta referendum on separating from Canada…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday compared Alberta's plans to consider separating from Canada to Brexit, calling it "dangerous" and suggesting people may not…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney compared Alberta’s vote on whether to move toward independence to Brexit, calling it a potential “dangerous bluff.”

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday called a bid by the premier of Alberta to hold a referendum on separation a "dangerous bluff."

OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Monday that Alberta’s planned vote on potentially breaking ...

Mark Carney warns Alberta referendum could trigger a Brexit-style crisis and a political turmoil in Canada.

The Canadian prime minister led the Bank of England when the U.K. left the European Union in 2020.

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Mark Carney a vivement réagi au projet de la dirigeante conservatrice de l'Alberta d'organiser un vote ouvrant la voie à un référendum sur l’indépendance de la province.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says any referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada would require a “clear majority,” and that a simple majority of 50 per cent plus one vote would

The prime minister's plain talk risks driving further wedges into the national-unity debate that this referendum has set in motion, Susan Delacourt writes.