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Alberta votes on Monday in a nonbinding referendum on whether to remain in Canada or hold a second vote on separation. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the United States is trying to break Canada.
Alberta, a western Canadian province with large oil and gas reserves, has a long-running separatist movement and tensions with the federal government in Ottawa. The referendum is nonbinding and asks voters whether to stay in Canada or to hold a second referendum on separation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the United States is trying to break Canada, according to The Hindu and Politika. Alberta holds a nonbinding referendum on Monday on whether to remain in Canada or hold a second referendum on separation, Telesur reports.