Reporter Roundtable: The separatist problem on Carney's agenda
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Reporter Roundtable: The separatist problem on Carney's agenda

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 9, 202622 min
  • Conversation
  • Politics
  • About Canada

A recently elected separatist government in Quebec has handed Prime Minister Mark Carney a new challenge, just as a separation referendum in Alberta approaches. The Reporter Roundtable talks about the government’s response to these threats to Canadian unity.

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