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‘Very high level’: Alberta separatist group won’t say which Trump officials it met with

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While an Alberta separatist group confirms it had meetings with U.S. officials over the past year, its leaders won’t say which members of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration they have spoken with directly. “We’re meeting at a very high level,” Alberta Prosperity Project legal counsel Jeffrey Rath said in an interview with CTV’s Question Period airing Sunday. When asked by host Vassy Kapelos whether those officials would be recognizable to Canadians, Rath said “probably,” but would not confirm whether Stephen Miller, Trump’s homeland security adviser, was among them.

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Quebec separatists are reviving the idea of an independence referendum, capitalizing on growing poll support and tensions over Canadian unity. The province's largest party, the Parti Québécois, has announced a vote on secession, prompting a sharp response from the federal government and other provincial premiers.

·Warszawa, Poland
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The contacts between separatists from the Canadian province of Alberta and US President Donald Trump's circle, as reported by the Financial Times, are not the only separatist problem in Canada. Separatists in French-speaking Quebec have also become active, demanding a referendum on secession. The PAP Parti Quebecois, the separatist party currently leading in the polls in Quebec, has announced a referendum on separation from Canada. The party's l…

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A more territorial dispute is undermining the troubled relationship between the United States and Canada – and it is not the result of the threat of Donald Trump to transform his neighbour from the north into an American state. This week, Canadian leader Mark Carney again asked that Trump “respects Canadian sovereignty”. The request came after the American Financial Times reported that State Department officials met three times since April 2025 …

·Brazil
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Under the narrow geopolitical spotlight of the US, Canada is anxiously watching the "flirting" between Washington and separatists in its western province, the richest in energy resources.

·Greece
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The Toronto Star broke the news in Toronto, Canada on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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