前保守党总理斯蒂芬·哈珀周五在专栏文章中警告不要寻求阿尔伯塔省分离，他写道，即使只是为了“传递信息”而投票，也是一种充满风险的做法。
Former Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper cautioned against the prospect of Alberta separation in a column Friday, writing that even voting just to "send a message" would represent a fraught approach.
“没有人会惊讶地发现我反对分离。那将涉及巨大风险，且极难实现，”哈珀在《卡尔加里先驱报》上写道。
"No one will be surprised to learn that I am against separation. That would involve much risk and be extremely difficult to bring about," Harper wrote in the Calgary Herald.
“此外，根本不存在建立新国家所需的可信领导力。”10月19日，选民将被问及阿尔伯塔省是否应继续作为加拿大的一个省份，或者阿尔伯塔省政府是否应举行第二次具有约束力的公投以脱离加拿大。
"Besides, there is nothing resembling the credible leadership necessary to establish a new country." On Oct. 19, voters will be asked whether Alberta should remain a province of Canada, or whether the government of Alberta should hold a second, binding referendum to separate from Canada.
关注我们的阿尔伯塔省公投报道 关于阿尔伯塔省10月19日公投10个问题的所有你需要知道的信息 今年早些时候，随着他的官方总理肖像在国会山揭幕，哈珀呼吁自由党和保守党团结起来，以应对阿尔伯塔省和魁北克省重燃的分离主义运动。
Follow all of our Alberta referendum coverage Everything you need to know about the 10 questions in Alberta's Oct. 19 referendum Earlier this year, as his official prime ministerial portrait was unveiled on Parliament Hill, Harper called for Liberals and Conservatives to come together amid reinvigorated separatist movements in Alberta and Quebec.
9月，哈珀在加拿大投资峰会上支持联邦政府退出与美国的贸易谈判，认为加拿大需要追求“减少对美国的依赖”，以维护其主权。现任保守党领袖博励治也表示支持统一的加拿大。
In September, Harper backed the federal government's decision to walk away from trade talks with the United States at the Canada Investment Summit, arguing that Canada needed to pursue "diminished reliance" on the United States in order to maintain its sovereignty. Current Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has also said he supports a united Canada.
本周早些时候在埃德蒙顿发表讲话时，他指责自由党政府导致不满情绪滋长，但表示脱离加拿大无助于解决省级不满。
Speaking in Edmonton earlier this week, he blamed the Liberal government for what he said was its role in seeding discontent, but said separating from Canada wouldn't help resolve provincial grievances.
哈珀驳斥“传递信息”式投票 虽然许多阿尔伯塔人可能感到与渥太华疏远，但哈珀在周五的专栏中写道，追求独立将带来“重大风险”。“无论阿尔伯塔省投票结果如何，加拿大都有责任立即且紧迫地解决阻碍我们长期稳定和繁荣的障碍，其中许多是自我强加的，”哈珀写道。
Harper dismisses voting to send message While many Albertans may feel alienated from Ottawa, Harper wrote in his Friday column that pursuing independence would pose "significant risk." "Whatever the results of the Alberta vote, it is incumbent upon Canada to move with immediacy and urgency to address the barriers, many self-imposed, to our long-term stability and prosperity," Harper wrote.
“我认为艾伯塔人的热情和合理的挫败感也应该继续集中在这一目标上。“民意调查一致表明，大多数艾伯塔人赞成留在加拿大。分离主义领导人一直在试图缩小差距。
"It is on this objective that I believe the passion and legitimate frustration of Albertans should also remain focused." Polling has consistently indicated that a majority of Albertans are in favour of remaining in Canada.
分析艾伯塔省独立活动人士也会软推销，即使他们想要硬脱欧。他们认为，投票举行未来具有约束力的公投将为艾伯塔省在解决其不满方面提供对抗渥太华的筹码。
Separatist leaders have been trying to close the gap. Analysis Alberta independence campaigners go for soft sell, even if they want a hard exit They've argued that voting to hold a future, binding referendum would provide Alberta leverage against Ottawa when it comes to resolving its grievances.
一个支持独立的团体的领导人基思·威尔逊经常在社交媒体上辩称，投票支持分离选项是一个机会，可以发出这样的信息：“渥太华的现状是不可接受的。”"“对我来说，10月19日不仅仅是一场关于去留的争论;它也是一场关于战略的争论。什么地位让艾伯塔省在决定其未来方面拥有最强的声音？威尔逊周四写道：“我的理由是，选择2创造了影响力，并加强了艾伯塔省在谈判桌上的地位。"
Keith Wilson, a leader of a pro-independence group, often argues on social media that voting for the separation option is an opportunity to send a message that the "status quo with Ottawa is unacceptable." "For me, Oct. 19 is not simply a debate about staying or leaving; it is also about strategy. What position gives Alberta the strongest voice in determining its future?" Wilson wrote on Thursday "My case is that Option 2 creates leverage and strengthens Alberta’s hand at the negotiating table."
UCP MLA Jason Stephan本周向CBC新闻证实，他已通过邮寄投票方式投票支持选项2，他也提出了同样的观点：“我一直支持就独立举行公投，因为我希望渥太华被迫修复那些破碎的事情。"
UCP MLA Jason Stephan argued the same this week after he confirmed to CBC News that he has voted via a mail-in ballot for Option 2: "I've always supported having a referendum on independence because I want Ottawa to be compelled to fix the things that are broken."
哈珀在他的专栏中不同意这一论点，他写道：“魁北克政治的两代人都在争论分离主义者的目标。"
In his column, Harper disagreed with that argument, writing that "over two generations of Quebec politics were spent debating the goal of the separatists."
哈珀写道：“大多数投票支持它的人只是为了‘发出一个信息’，换句话说，让威胁继续存在，希望保留该省最近从渥太华获得的善意关注。”“我认为这种做法是错误的。"
"Most voting for it will do so just to 'send a message,' in other words, to keep the threat alive in the hope of retaining the benevolent attention that the province has recently been receiving from Ottawa," Harper wrote. "I believe that approach is mistaken."
卡尼将艾伯塔省的管道指定为“国家利益”项目10月1日持续时间第三方广告商“独立之路”负责人科里·摩根表示，考虑到这位前总理作为联邦主义者的声誉，他的言论并不令人惊讶。
Carney designates Alberta's pipeline a project of 'national interest' October 1 Duration Cory Morgan, who heads the third-party advertiser Pathway to Independence, said the former prime minister's comments were unsurprising, given his reputation as a federalist.
但他补充说，最近的事态发展，例如与西海岸输油管道相关的事件，可以被视为公投已经发出了信息并取得了成果。“这是几十年来首次引起渥太华的关注，”他说。
But he added that recent developments, such as those tied to the West Coast oil pipeline could be seen as the referendum already sending a message and getting results. "It is getting attention from Ottawa for the first time in decades," he said.
哈珀还主张，在他领导下的联邦政府帮助扼杀了分离主义情绪，包括在其能源政策方面。
Harper also contended that the federal government under his leadership helped stamp out separatist sentiment, including when it came to its approach to energy policy.
博励治最近也声称，在哈珀政府领导下，阿尔伯塔省和魁北克省的分离主义情绪被消除——这一言论遭到了魁人政团的反驳。
Poilievre also recently claimed that separatist sentiments were wiped out in Alberta and Quebec under Harper’s government — comments that received pushback from the Bloc Québécois.
博励治称保守党“消灭”了魁北克分离主义，尽管魁人政团在2012年获胜哈珀的发言人拒绝提供进一步评论。
Poilievre says Conservatives 'wiped out' Quebec separatism, despite PQ's win in 2012 A spokesperson for Harper declined to provide additional comment.