Canada PM compares ‘dangerous’ Alberta separatist bid to Brexit

Carney had a front-row seat when then-British Prime Minister David Cameron’s gamble to allow a referendum backfired with consequences still being felt today.

He now leads a country that could see its Western oil-rich province break away after Premier Danielle Smith of Alberta announced last week she would push for a referendum on separation.

Albertans will decide 19 October whether they want to remain part of Canada or hold a binding vote on separation at a later date.

Carney was the governor of the Bank of England in 2016 when Britain voted to leave the European Union, and he helped navigate the central bank through it.