Carney trying to ‘cheat the rules’ on Alberta referendum: Bloc Québécois

The Bloc Québécois is taking issue with the prime minister's framing of the Clarity Act, while a pollster says the Liberals should not to give 'oxygen' to the debate as it's a 'losing argument' for the feds.

Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, right, pictured with Bloc MP Patrick Bonin, said if the prime minister acts as a 'referee' in provincial referendums, that will 'tell many Quebecers that they should indeed make their own decisions for themselves.'The Hill Times photograph by Aidan Raynor

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BY ELEANOR WAND, AIDAN RAYNOR

May 28, 2026

The Bloc Québécois is accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of trying to “cheat” to avoid provincial separations after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to put a referendum question to Albertans in the fall—set to be held just weeks after Quebec’s provincial ele...

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