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Ontario Premier Doug Ford Comes to Calgary, Urges Albertans Vote to Remain in Canada
Ford told a Calgary audience that a broad majority of Albertans want to stay in Canada as the province prepares for an Oct. 19 referendum.
- On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited Calgary to urge Albertans to remain in the Confederation fold, declaring, "Folks, united we stand, divided we fall. We need to be a united country."
- Smith asserted that anger over federal policies has built for years, prompting her to call the Oct 19 referendum; she noted Prime Minster Mark Carney has been more flexible, though residual enmity toward Ottawa persists.
- Voters will judge 10 questions in the referendum, though critics including the Opposition NDP argue Smith is placating her United Conservative Party's separatist wing, while separatists claim it merely enables a future vote.
- Reflecting on Brexit and Scotland, David Cameron warned that referendums are inherently unpredictable, calling a fragmented United Kingdom an "absolute tragedy" and noting the Alberta vote concerns the future of a country.
- Recent polls suggest a broad majority of Albertans want to stay in Canada, and Smith, who plans to vote for unity, stated she hopes the issue is resolved on Oct 19.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford comes to Calgary, urges Albertans vote to remain in Canada
CALGARY - Ontario Premier Doug Ford, with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at his side, told a Calgary audience Monday that Albertans need to stay in the Confederation fold.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left11Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution79% Left
Bias Distribution
- 79% of the sources lean Left
79% Left
L 79%
C 21%
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