‘A very dangerous bluff’: Mark Carney warns of Brexit-like regret if Alberta leaves Canada
2026-05-27 10:05:24 source：CNBC
May 25, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has labeled oil-rich Alberta’s separatist movement a “dangerous bluff” that echoes the U.K.’s Brexit vote of 2016.
Speaking to reporters in Ottawa on Monday, Carney shared “an observation from experience.”
“In these separation issues, it is often advanced that, ‘vote for this and it’s a free option. Vote for this and we will strengthen our hand in future negotiations.’ That is a very dangerous bluff,” he said.
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