CTV News Calgary has reported:

Prime Minister Mark Carney began a Calgary visit Thursday with supporters, selfies and flowers as he made a final tour to promote Canadian unity ahead of Alberta’s Monday referendum. He was greeted in the morning at a restaurant in the city’s northeast, where many supporters wore small Canadian flags in their shirt pockets. Staff later gave him a bouquet, and he posed for photographs.

“I like the red,” Carney said while shaking hands. One woman told him, “It’s for you.” Carney replied, “It’s for us. It’s all for Canada.”

Premier Danielle Smith has put 10 questions on Monday’s referendum. The central question asks whether Alberta should remain in Canada or hold a second, binding vote on leaving the country. The other nine concern proposals Smith has made on immigration and constitutional reform.

Monday is the official polling day, though advance polls are open this week. In a video released Wednesday, Smith said she had voted at an advance poll and checked the box to keep the country together. She said she understands that many Albertans are frustrated with the federal government, but the province is beginning to see progress on major projects, including a proposed new oil pipeline to the West Coast.

Asked Thursday what message he had for Albertans, Carney said those who have made up their minds should vote. “Polls don’t vote. People do,” he said. For those still undecided, he said, “it’s hard to think of a worse time for a referendum or a better time for the province. The world is dangerously divided.” He added that Canada is working and pointed to infrastructure investment, including in energy.

On Thursday night, Carney is scheduled to appear at a Calgary rally with former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk, whose Forever Canadian group has campaigned to keep Alberta in Confederation. Smith is scheduled to headline a United Conservative Party fundraiser in the city on the same night, with tickets priced at $500 a plate.

The two men have joined forces before to deliver a pro-Canada message. Last month, Carney invited Lukaszuk’s group to a cabinet retreat in Banff, Alta., and signed the Maple Leaf-wrapped motorhome Lukaszuk has been touring around the province. Carney is scheduled to attend another rally with Lukaszuk in Edmonton on Friday.

Also on Friday, Smith and federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are scheduled to speak at a conservative conference in Calgary. The Canadian Press first published this report on Oct. 15, 2026.