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Voters in Canada's oil-rich Alberta reject separation by three to one in a referendum hailed as a victory for Carney

Mark Carney, whom analysts credit with winning over Alberta by promising a pipeline, secured a resounding 75–25 victory against a binding secession vote.
Mark Carney, whom analysts credit with winning over Alberta by promising a pipeline, secured a resounding 75–25 victory against a binding secession vote.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, who branded the vote a 'dangerous bluff', said Albertans had 'chosen unity'. Unofficial results showed 75.2 per cent backed staying in Canada, against 24.8 per cent who wanted a second, binding vote on secession. The referendum was called by Alberta's conservative premier, Danielle Smith. The same day, Donald Trump told a Kansas rally that Canadians could keep ice hockey, adding: 'We're only kidding.'

Carney was Bank of England governor when Britain voted for Brexit in 2016.

'Don't mess with Canada,' Forever Canadian founder Thomas Lukaszuk told cheering supporters.

Separatist leaders went to Washington three times last year seeking American support.

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