总理马克·卡尼和反对党领袖皮埃尔·波利耶夫尔都在向阿尔伯塔省传递亲统一的信息，就在该省选民决定是否触发具有约束力的分离公投仅几天之前。
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre are both bringing a pro-unity message to Alberta, just days before voters in the province decide whether to trigger a binding referendum on separation.
卡尼计划于周四与前阿尔伯塔省副省长托马斯·卢卡舒克一起参加他“永远是加拿大人”团体的集会。总理还预计将于周五在埃德蒙顿参加类似的活动——他在那里长大——在周一的投票之前。
Carney is scheduled to join former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk at a rally for his "Forever Canadian" group on Thursday. The prime minister is also expected to attend a similar event on Friday in Edmonton, where he grew up, ahead of Monday's vote.
关键的10月19日投票是在数十年来西部地区的不满和对渥太华的疏离感之后提出的，是在阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯降低了触发全民公投所需门槛之后，分离主义者将其提前的。
The critical Oct. 19 vote follows decades of Western grievances and a sense of alienation from Ottawa and was brought forward by separatists after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith lowered the threshold needed to prompt a public referendum.
该选票包括涉及移民和宪法问题的10个问题，以及一个关于该省是否应留在加拿大或举行具有约束力的分离公投的问题。
The ballot includes 10 questions addressing immigration and constitutional issues, and one on whether the province should stay in Canada or hold a binding referendum on separating.
周末期间，卡尼将他的感恩节信息重点放在了阿尔伯塔省即将举行的公投上，他说这个国家“值得为之奋斗”，并指出渥太华支持的项目，包括拟建的通往西海岸的新输油管道。“你不能在断层线上建造伟大的事物，”他说。
Over the weekend, Carney focused his Thanksgiving Day message on Alberta's upcoming referendum, saying the country is "worth fighting for," while pointing to projects Ottawa backs, including the proposed new pipeline to the West Coast. "You can't build big things on fault lines," he said.
马克·卡尼面临民族统一政治的回归，波利耶夫尔对马斯克的亲分离主义帖子不以为意：“加拿大人掌握自己的命运”自10月6日起，政府一直在使用一段新视频，其中包含典型意象——从室外曲棍球到连绵山脉再到医院担架——在国歌被朗读时播放，以传达“团结的加拿大才是更强大的加拿大”。该活动将在电视和线上同步进行，持续到周一的投票，据枢密院办公室估计，成本约为25万美元。
Mark Carney faces the return of national unity politics Poilievre shrugs off Musk's pro-separatist posts: 'Canadians control their own destiny' Since Oct. 6, the government has been using a new video that uses archetypal images — from outdoor hockey to rolling mountains to a hospital gurney — as the national anthem is read aloud to pitch that a "united Canada is a stronger Canada." The campaign, running both on television and online ahead of Monday's vote, will cost an estimated $250,000, according to the Privy Council Office.
波利耶夫尔将于周五在卡尔加里的“强大自由加拿大”网络会议上与史密斯一起出席，届时他预计将发表讲话。
Poilievre will join Smith on Friday at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary, where he's expected to speak.
上周，同样来自阿尔伯塔省的保守党领袖驳斥了科技亿万富翁埃隆·马斯克呼吁魁北克、阿尔伯塔省和萨斯喀彻温省脱离加拿大的言论，称“加拿大人掌握自己的命运。”数千名阿尔伯塔人已经在周一备受关注的公投前的提前投票中投下了选票。
Last week, the Conservative leader, also from Alberta, dismissed tech billionaire Elon Musk's calls for Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada, saying "Canadians control their own destiny." Thousands of Albertans have already cast their ballots in advance polls ahead of Monday's closely watched referendum.