Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star »

“Canada is stronger when we all work together as Canadians. I’m an Albertan, I deeply believe in Canada,” Carney said Tuesday in Washington after a high-stakes meeting with Trump.

Ford shared that sentiment.

“We have to stay united,” added the premier, who earlier in the day announced an extra $1 billion to train workers, including those laid off because of Trump’s tariffs.

“This is about Canada. This isn’t about Ontario or Alberta.”

But Alberta Premier Danielle Smith — who stressed she does not personally support separation — maintained she will hold a vote on secession if enough citizens request it.

She took a swipe at Ford for his intervention.

“I don’t tell him how he should run his province and I would hope that he doesn’t tell me how I should run mine,” Smith told an Edmonton news conference.