US EditionTrump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
Senior Trump officials held secret meetings with Alberta separatists seeking a $500 billion US credit facility to support independence amid escalating US-Canada tensions.
- On Thursday, the Financial Times reported very senior officials in the Trump administration held secret talks in Washington, D.C. with the Alberta Prosperity Project, drawing criticism from some Canadian premiers.
- Amid rising bilateral tensions, longstanding Alberta anger centers on federal control of resource development and pipeline disputes, while President Donald Trump circulated an AI-generated map Earlier this month intensifying US-Canada friction.
- The Alberta Prosperity Project said it traveled to Washington three times last year for a feasibility study on a $500 billion US credit facility, planning another meeting in February, according to Jeff Rath.
- Provincial leaders pushed back, with Doug Ford, Premier , calling the contacts `unacceptable` and David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, saying it was `treason`; Prime Minister Mark Carney expects U.S. respect for Canadian sovereignty amid over 430,000 signatures on an anti-secession petition last year.
- A referendum has not been called, separatists seek 177,000 signatures by May to trigger debate, but Ipsos polling shows seven in 10 Albertans would vote to stay under Clarity Act and Supreme Court guidance.
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Alberta separatist activists have met several times with American officials.
Officials of the Trump administration met with a group fighting for the independence of the province of Alberta in front of Canada Separateists from the oil-rich province are trying to take advantage of tensions between the White House and the Mark Carney Administration Trump...
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Carney says he expects US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty
OTTAWA: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, asked about reports that United States officials had met separatists seeking independence for the province of Alberta, on Thursday (Jan 29) said he expected the
A group of independent right radical asked for financial assistance from the White House to finance it. Separatists say the US are enthusiastic about the cause. Canada demands respect for the sovereignty.
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