加拿大总理马克·卡尼和阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯搁置了政治分歧，共同呼吁国家团结。
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have put aside their political differences to make a joint appeal for national unity.
罗布·吉利斯 埃德蒙顿，阿尔伯塔省 — — 加拿大总理马克·卡尼周五与阿尔伯塔省的保守派省长联手，展示了反对分离的团结姿态，警告加拿大主权面临日益增长的威胁，因为这个石油富饶的省份正在为一场可能使其走向独立的公投做准备。此次联合亮相正值卡尼加大力度争取让阿尔伯塔留在加拿大之际，而美国总统唐纳德·特朗普正在发动贸易战并反复威胁要把加拿大变成第51个州。
ROB GILLIES EDMONTON, Alberta — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Alberta’s conservative premier Friday in a show of unity against separation, warning of growing threats to Canada’s sovereignty as the oil-rich province prepares for a referendum that could put it on a path toward independence The joint appearance came as Carney intensified his campaign to keep Alberta in Canada while U.S. President Donald Trump wages a trade war and repeatedly threatens to make Canada the 51st state.
阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯曾多次因碳税和其他能源政策与卡尼的前任贾斯汀·特鲁多发生冲突，她赞扬了卡尼改善关系的努力。
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who frequently clashed with Carney’s predecessor, Justin Trudeau, over his carbon tax and other energy policies, praised Carney’s efforts to improve relations.
“我认为我们能够达成共识的是，过去18个月我们确实发生了一些真正的变化，”史密斯在阿尔伯塔省红鹿市与卡尼一起说道。
“I think what we can agree on is that we have had some real change in the last 18 months,” Smith said alongside Carney in Red Deer, Alberta.
史密斯指出，卡尼是在阿尔伯塔省长大的，仍然是埃德蒙顿油人队的球迷。“他不可能全是坏的，对吧？”她开玩笑地说。
Smith noted that Carney grew up in Alberta and remains an Edmonton Oilers fan. “He can’t be all bad, right?” she joked.
周一的投票不是直接关于独立的公投。阿尔伯塔省拥有加拿大大部分石油储备，其储量在世界排名第四，该省将决定是否继续作为一个省存在，或指示政府启动未来关于分离的公投的法律程序。
Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, home to most of Canada’s oil reserves, which rank fourth in the world, will decide whether to remain a province or instruct the government to begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation.
特朗普的威胁提高了赌注 周四的卡尔加里集会 卡尼警告说，这次公投正值“最糟糕的时机”，而加拿大境外的势力想要“把我们击垮，以便他们能够占有我们”。当他谈到减少加拿大对美国的经济依赖以及修建通往太平洋海岸的新石油管道时，人群爆发出最热烈的掌声。
Trump’s threats raise the stakes Thursday’s Calgary rally Carney warned that the referendum comes at the “worst possible time” and that forces outside Canada wanted to “break us so they can own us.”The crowd erupted in its loudest applause when he spoke about reducing Canada’s economic dependence on the United States and building a new oil pipeline to the Pacific coast.
卡尼周五表示，加拿大面临着对其主权日益增长的物理和虚拟威胁，但同时也通过与阿尔伯塔在能源、贸易和基础设施方面的合作，迎来了前所未有的经济机遇。
Carney said Friday that Canada faces growing physical and virtual threats to its sovereignty but also unprecedented economic opportunities through cooperation with Alberta on energy, trade and infrastructure.
史密斯在自己反对独立的情况下仍然发起了公投。她最近指出了一项民调，显示22%的阿尔伯塔人支持分离，她说这个数字仍然太高。
Smith called the referendum despite opposing independence herself. She recently pointed to a poll showing 22% of Albertans support separation, a figure she said was still too high.
史密斯在面临其执政党联合保守党内部分离主义者的压力后发起了公投。前省长杰森·肯尼表示，对新冠肺炎限制感到愤怒的活动人士越来越接受分离主义，并在党内获得影响力。但一些希望留在加拿大的阿尔伯塔人对史密斯发起公投感到愤怒。
Smith called the vote after facing pressure from separatists within her governing United Conservative Party. Former Premier Jason Kenney said activists angry over COVID-19 restrictions increasingly embraced separatism and gained influence within the party. But some Albertans who want to remain in Canada are angry with Smith for calling the vote.
“我认为真的很荒谬，竟然让我们的省和国家经历这一切，而只有少数人在煽动事端，说他们想要脱离加拿大，”退休的卡尔加里居民、提前投票支持留在加拿大的德布·李说。
“I think it’s a travesty, really, to be putting our province and our country through this when such a small portion of people are rabble rousing and saying they want to separate from Canada,” said Deb Lee, a retired Calgary resident who voted in advance to remain in Canada.
史密斯表示，卡尼已经实质性地解决了阿尔伯塔反对的九项联邦法律中的七项。她还提到了在一项提出的输油管道项目上的合作。
Smith said Carney had substantially addressed seven of nine federal laws Alberta opposed. She also cited cooperation on a proposed oil pipeline.
独立倡导者塔尼娅·克莱门斯驳斥了卡尼和史密斯之间的协议，称其为“基本上是小指头承诺”，并且附带了太多条件。
Independence advocate Tanya Clemens dismissed the agreements between Carney and Smith as “basically pinky promises” that came with too many conditions.
加拿大政治领袖团结反对分离。卡尼的主要政治对手、联邦保守党领袖皮埃尔·波伊利夫尔也在周五敦促阿尔伯塔人留在加拿大。
Canada’s political leaders unite against separation Carney’s chief political rival, federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre, also urged Albertans on Friday to remain in Canada.
“不要让你们的 fellow Canadians 被落下。和他们挽起手臂，”波伊利夫尔说。
“Don’t leave your fellow Canadians behind. Lock arms with them,” Poilievre said.
卡尼承认阿尔伯塔长期以来对联邦能源政策的不满，表示该省丰富的自然资源有时成为分裂的来源，而不是国家统一的来源。“我们周一所面临的情况是这种不满的部分反映，”卡尼说。
Carney acknowledged Alberta’s longstanding resentment of federal energy policies, saying the province’s vast natural resources had sometimes become a source of division rather than national unity. “What we’re facing on Monday is part of a reflection of that,” Carney said.
尽管卡尼和史密斯在让阿尔伯塔留在加拿大的问题上达成一致，但他们在周一选票上的其他九个问题上仍存在分歧，这些问题涉及移民和省级权力。史密斯希望选民批准这些问题，而卡尼则敦促选民反对。史密斯表示她将努力改变他的想法。
Despite their agreement on keeping Alberta in Canada, Carney and Smith remain divided over nine other questions on Monday’s ballot involving immigration and provincial powers. Smith wants voters to approve them, while Carney has urged their rejection. Smith said she would work to change his mind.
然而，史密斯强调了他们关系改善的程度。“很久以来，阿尔伯塔省和加拿大首次携手同行，”她说。
Still, Smith emphasized how much their relationship had improved. “For the first time in a long time, Alberta and Canada are walking together,” she said.
卡尼原定于周五晚上在埃德蒙顿参加另一场亲加拿大集会，因为他将继续在周一投票前反对分离的运动。
Carney was scheduled to address another pro-Canada rally Friday night in Edmonton, as he continued his campaign against separation ahead of Monday’s vote.