The Canadian Prime Minister has said a referendum on Alberta’s independence would be “undemocratic” – and compared it to Brexit.Mark Carney served as the Governor of the Bank of England in 2016 during Brexit, and was a staunch backer of staying in the EU.Mr Carney even warned at the time that splitting with Brussels would trigger a recession.But now, the Prime Minister faces the prospect of his own separatist movement at home.Albertans on October 19 will vote if they want to remain part of Canada, or hold a binding vote on separation at a later date.He has described the move as a “dangerous bluff”, and claimed that 10 years after Brexit, the UK was trying to “undo what people didn’t think they were voting for, but what they ended up having”.”I saw first-hand what happened in the United Kingdom, when the view was: ‘Vote for this, it’ll be soft and then we’ll negotiate, etc,'” the Canadian Prime Minister said.”Is it the democratic will of Alberta? Did they vote for this in the last provincial election? No, they didn’t. It wasn’t on the ballot paper.”Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney served as Governor of the Bank of England during Brexit | GETTYSupporters of Albertan independence believe their province has been overlooked by the Canadian Government.An oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast is currently being worked on, but many locals believe Mr Carney’s Liberals have not done enough to help the industry.Those in the independence movement have argued environmental regulations, imposed under Justin Trudeau, stifled the growth of the province’s oil industry.The wealthy Canadian province is also widely seen to be unfairly propping up poorer parts of the country.Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith has allowed the referendum to go forward, despite her personal opposition | GETTYA grassroots independence movement garnered 300,000 signatures earlier this year, enough to trigger the referendum.However, it was quashed after the indigenous First Nations in Alberta argued they failed to be properly consulted.Alberta Premier Danielle Smith does not personally support Albertan independence, but will move forward with the vote, having disagreed with the legal decision to quash the referendum.Mr Carney added there was a “very strong” case for a united Canada.PICTURED: Mark Carney with then Chancellor Rishi Sunak in 2020, in the early days of the coronavirus | GETTYHe added: “We have to be very careful about this. There’s a very strong positive case for Canada, a strong Alberta in a united Canada.”I look forward to making that case with many, many other Albertans and Canadians over the course of the next 150 days.”Mrs Smith added Albertans had “legitimate” grievances, but there needed to be a focus on “addressing these issues, restoring hope in Canada, and demonstrating that our country can work and is working”.Polling by Canadian firm Angus Reid suggested three in five Albertans would vote in favour of remaining in Canada.Mr Carney garnered controversy within Britain after he warned against Brexit, despite serving in an apolitical role at the helm of the Bank of England from 2013 to 2020.After the Mr Trudeau resigned in 2025, Mr Carney stood as party leader, then called a snap election, winning enough seats in Canada’s Parliament to form a minority Government in a significant turnaround of polling.