艾伯塔省周一投票决定是否启动分离公投程序 卡尼吁团结、民调七成居民愿留加拿大
加拿大艾伯塔省居民将于周一投票，决定省政府是否应启动通向有约束力分离公投的法律程序。这次投票本身并非独立公投：投下赞成票不会使艾伯塔脱离加拿大，而是启动后续的法律步骤。
加拿大总理卡尼周四警告称，美国正试图「打碎」加拿大以便「占有我们」，他呼吁石油资源丰富的艾伯塔不要启动分离进程。卡尼的表态正值美国总统特朗普对加拿大发动贸易战、并多次扬言要让加拿大成为美国第51个州之际。卡尼认为，加拿大需要变得更具经济韧性、减少对美国的依赖。
艾伯塔省拥有世界第四大已探明石油储量。省长史密斯与总理卡尼均在投票前呼吁团结。民调显示，约70%的艾伯塔省居民希望留在加拿大。
投票结果将决定这个西部能源大省是否正式走上分离公投的法律轨道，其后续程序与时间表仍取决于省政府与联邦层面的法律安排。（GSM 据美联社及加拿大媒体报道）
Alberta to Vote Monday on Starting Separation Referendum Process as Carney Urges Unity
Alberta residents will vote on Monday on whether their provincial government should begin the legal process toward a binding separation referendum. A "yes" vote would not split Alberta from Canada; it would initiate the legal steps toward a future referendum. Polls show about 70 percent of Albertans want to stay in Canada.
Prime Minister Mark Carney warned on Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can "own us," urging oil-rich Alberta not to begin the separation process. Carney's warning came as US President Donald Trump wages a trade war with Canada and has repeatedly threatened to make Canada the 51st US state. Carney has argued Canada needs to become more economically resilient and less dependent on the United States.
Alberta holds the world's fourth-largest proven oil reserves. Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Carney both urged unity ahead of the vote. The result will decide whether the western energy province formally enters the legal path toward a separation referendum. (GSM, based on Associated Press and Canadian media reports)
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