From Global News.

Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to a question about what he would do to stop Alberta separatists from triggering a referendum vote after they claimed to have over 300,000 votes.

Carney said there’s "the rule of law and there’s the Clarity Act, which has been opined upon by the Supreme Court." He said any referendum needs to be consistent with existing legislation.

The Clarity Act states that any referendum on secession should have a clear majority, and the question of the referendum must be clear.

"But if I bring it into my day-to-day responsibilities and those of the government, it’s to continue to act as we have from the start, which is in the spirit of cooperative federalism. Making the country work; making it work for Albertans, making it work for Indigenous peoples, making it work for all Canadians," he said. 

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