Canada's birthday tests unity as Alberta and Quebec push separatist agendas
TL;DR
Canada Day arrives with national unity under pressure: Alberta prepares an October referendum on separation and Quebec's sovereigntist Parti Québécois leads polls with a pledge for a third independence vote by 2030, while Prime Minister Mark Carney travels to Edmonton to argue for a united Canada and has struck a deal to fast‑track a million-barrel‑a‑day oil pipeline; despite regional frictions, most Canadians remain hopeful for compromise and polls suggest separation remains unlikely.
- Canada celebrates its birthday as Mark Carney battles to keep it intact BBC
- Canadians cite U.S. influence, separatist sentiment in Alberta as threats to unity, poll finds The Globe and Mail
- Hanes: O Canada, it’s time to stand on guard for thee Montreal Gazette
- Mark Carney has given Canadians something to celebrate The Japan Times
- CARTOON OF THE DAY: Alberta Canada Day TorontoToday.ca
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