Canada Unity Walk set for Thursday at Medicine Hat's Kin Coulee Park
Organizers are asking participants to wear red and bring a Canadian flag as trade tensions with the U.S. escalate.
Why it matters
The event reflects growing public response in Alberta to both cross-border trade tensions and the upcoming provincial separation referendum.
A Canada Unity Walk will take place Thursday evening at Kin Coulee Park in Medicine Hat, with participants asked to gather at 6:30 p.m. on the park's north side near the Kinette Picnic Shelter. Organizers are encouraging people to wear red and carry a Canadian flag.
The walk comes less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports. In response, the Canadian government announced retaliatory tariffs on Tuesday targeting sectors hit hardest by the U.S. measures, with those tariffs set to take effect Sept. 8.
The group behind Thursday's walk has also been active in campaigning to keep Alberta within Canada ahead of a provincial referendum scheduled for Oct. 19, which includes a question on whether Alberta should begin the constitutional process toward a binding vote on separation.
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