Afghanistan, Oct. 21 -- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed Alberta voters' rejection of a proposal to begin the process toward separation from Canada, saying the province had chosen national unity.
"Above all, Albertans chose Canada," Carney said in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, following the vote held a day earlier.
Unofficial results showed about 76 percent of voters supported remaining in Canada, while roughly 24 percent backed moving toward a future separation referendum. The vote was not a direct decision on independence. Instead, it asked whether Alberta should begin the legal process for a future binding referendum on leaving Canada.
The result represents a significant setback for Alberta's separatist movement,...