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“After 75 per cent of Albertans voted in last week’s referendum to keep the province in Canada, Smith has moved to urge United Conservatives on both sides of that divisive question to accept that the public has spoken on the unity issue, and that the governing…”

“OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta next week to deliver a speech on Canadian unity ahead of the province’s referendum on separation.”

“Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta next week to deliver a speech on Canadian unity ahead of the province’s referendum on separation.”

“Blue wall, orange wall Premier Smith asked voters to vote yes on all nine questions that didn’t threaten national unity; NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi was effectively part of the “no to the nine” campaign.”

“(John Ulan/The Canadian Press) The western Canadian unity question will no longer preoccupy international media, and no longer pose the threat to business and investor certainty that chamber of commerce types have discussed.”

“Voters in Alberta, Canada’s oil-rich province, on Tuesday overwhelmingly chose to remain in the country, giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a boost in his push for national unity as US President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats rally Canadians…”

“The campaign to keep Alberta in Confederation hit a fever pitch on Friday as politicians from across the country crisscrossed the province, aiming to drive up turnout and boost the pro-Canada vote ahead of Monday’s referendum on secession.”

“RED DEER, Alta. — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday made his final plea to Albertans to vote against separating from Canada, part of his ongoing tour of the province aimed at swaying public opinion just days before Monday’s independence referendum.”

“Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Calgary on Thursday, where he visited Cinnamon Indian Cuisine and Bar to enjoy some pakoras, met with volunteers from Public Interest Alberta and gave a speech at a Forever Canadian rally.”

“Over the course of the campaign, the party's leader, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, made clear some of the fights he could take up with Ottawa, over issues like immigration.”

“Still, Beland said a secessionist government in Quebec represents a new national-unity challenge for Carney, particularly with another independence-related vote approaching in Alberta.”

“Carney may find himself managing dual unity crises in different parts of the country, depending on the outcome of the separation vote in Alberta.”

“Canada is predicated on treaties, he said, and all Albertans have a responsibility to vote for unity.”

“Canada is predicated on treaties, he said, and all Albertans have a responsibility to vote for unity.”

“The controversy follows reports that an American think tank published proposals to weaken Canadian unity, including supporting and financing the province’s sovereigntist party, the Parti Québécois.”

“It is too early to draw clear parallels with the pro-separatist disinformation campaigns directed at the continuing Alberta referendum campaign, some of it from U.S. sources, he added.”

“The group’s founder and former deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk said Monday that Forever Canadian will pivot from promoting national unity to officially become a third-party advertiser to campaign for Alberta remaining in Canada.”

“Forever Canadian kicks off official campaign for 'remain' side in Alberta referendum Group will now be a third-party advertiser and submit weekly financial disclosures Forever Canadian is shifting gears to more directly campaign for Albertans voting to remain…”

“Poilievre said earlier this summer that "all Conservatives will be campaigning for Canadian unity in Alberta."”

“…er scraps planned legislature bans just days before fall sitting begins - 3.75% SGI rate hike approved in Saskatchewan, driven by rising repair costs Poilievre said earlier this summer that “all Conservatives will be campaigning for Canadian unity in…”

“Unity or bust: How U.S. tariffs get spun into Alberta's separatism debate One side views trade war as an external threat that will bind us; the other, a sign of Canadian failure A foreign trade threat that has prompted a rally-’round-the-flag moment for…”

“Former NDP premier Rachel Notley and ex-UCP premier Jason Kenney announced are co-chairing a Canadian Chamber of Commerce campaign to encourage Alberta to stay in Canada.”

“If she wants party unity, he said, she could get there by returning to her sovereigntist roots, by revving up the effort to extract Alberta from the Canada Pension Plan and taking control over immigration into the province, for example.”

“ALTHIA RAJ: Danielle Smith’s belief in Canadian unity shouldn’t be conditional on pipelines and politics.”

“"No to the Nine" is a prominent federalist advertising campaign that urges Albertans to reject the nine referendum ballot questions not concerned with separation.”

“Lawyer Avnish Nanda, co-founder of the advocacy group Our Alberta Advantage, is campaigning for people to vote “no” on the immigration-related questions.”

“Talk of Alberta secession ignited four months later, kicking off a delicate dance to maintain party unity.”

“The Conservatives have been running their own unity campaign through the Conservatives for Canada group, which has encouraged Albertans to vote to remain.”

“The Canadian Press Lines of people snaked out of schools and churches on Tuesday as advance voting began in Alberta’s referendum, with residents weighing in on 10 questions centred on provincial separation, immigration and constitutional issues.”

“Prime Minister Mark Carney has used his Thanksgiving message to Canadians to call for national unity, a week before the oil-rich province of Alberta is set to vote on a proposal to secede from Canada.”

“Mark Carney faces the return of national unity politics The price of Canadian federalism might be recurring vigilance If it has been said that the first job of a Canadian prime minister is national unity, it was easier in recent years to forget.”

“With little more than a week until the Alberta referendum, campaigners on both sides of the separation question have turned an eye toward the nine other ballot proposals around immigration, voter ID and constitutional issues – but they are doing it for…”

“…io’s top court paves way to reopen challenge of Hamilton’s anti-encampment law - Poilievre to campaign for Canadian unity in Alberta next week ahead of referendum - Province interfering in Edmonton housing sets disturbing precedent: Calgary mayor - Ousted…”

“It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign.”

“…he pipeline announcement this week is Carney’s version of a unity rally, speaking in the language of projects and money. - What Canadians think: Polling on Carney’s big projects shows support for them, but it depends on what is built, where and when, David…”

“For the West, and especially for Alberta, the Canadian federation has been a terrible misadventure, Prof.”

“This week has so far seen the expansion of an LNG plant on the West Coast and the referral of a high-speed rail strategy in Alberta to the Major Projects Office.”

“Poilievre has previously said all federal Conservative MPs will be campaigning for Canadian unity in Alberta.”

“In both provinces, over 70 per cent of voters oppose separation, a question that is animating both the Quebec election and the Alberta referendum campaign.”

“Alberta premier adamant referendum ads are not ‘neutral’ on separation question, as UCP president claims UCP president claims Smith assured him separation question promotion 'would be as neutral as possible' Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is adamant she is…”

“Jann Arden headlines Calgary concert for Canadian unity ahead of Alberta referendum Groups for and against separation holding events in the coming weeks A free outdoor concert in support of Canadian unity brought thousands to downtown Calgary on Sunday, about…”

“…hip review as separatist leader criticizes Danielle Smith's unity stance First of 22 associations needed to force vote on premier's party leadership A UCP riding association in southern Alberta has formally urged a party vote to review Premier Danielle…”

“Keith Wilson, co-leader of the pro-separatist Let Alberta Decide campaign, says there’s a reason.”

“In perhaps the strangest case of odd bedfellows, rival ex-premiers Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney have joined forces for a Canadian Chamber of Commerce campaign in support of keeping Alberta in Canada.”

“The head of the Forever Canadian group campaigning for Alberta to remain in the federation said Friday that Prime Minister Mark Carney has been a “calm” and “reassuring” presence for Albertans.”

“The Forever Canadian campaign says its “Calgary Concert for Unity” is to be held Sept. 20 at The Confluence Historic Site, also known as Fort Calgary.”

“The Take If the recent past is any guide, English Canadians outside Quebec will be following the Alberta referendum campaign much more closely than the Quebec election campaign – even if the country’s future could be shaped far more by what happens east of…”