'Canada is as united as it has ever been': Thousands gather for Forever Canadian's Calgary Concert for Unity - Calgary Herald

WAINWRIGHT, Alta. — The Unity Bus arrives right on time, pulling into a parking lot on the edge of this town of about 6,600 people close to the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. As the vehicle slows to a halt, resplendent in its patriotic red-and-white paint, a small group of supporters stand waiting, decked in their own maple leaf garb. The Unity Bus’s doors open and former Alberta deputy premier Thomas Lukaszuk bounds to the ground. The supporters, volunteers with Lukaszuk’s Forever Canadian campaign, welcome him with applause; he greets them with open arms. He knows many by name, having been to Wainwright four times; some of them fondly call him “the boss.”

October 12NewsDuration 1:56closed captionIn a video released on social media on Thanksgiving Monday, Prime Minister Mark Carney said this year's holiday is different as Albertans prepare to vote next week in a referendum on the province's future in Canada. 'Canada is facing real threats to our economy, to our security, to our way of life. We have to be strong and we are stronger together,' he said.