US Edition‘We Should Let Them Come Down Into the U.S.’: Bessent Weighs in on Alberta Separatism
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke about Alberta's independence movement and a possible referendum with about 20% support, highlighting U.S.-Canada tensions and energy interests.
- At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Bessent said on Jan. 20, 2026, `I think we should let them come down into the U.S. and Alberta's a natural partner for the U.S.`, marking a high-ranking Trump official's comment on Alberta separatism.
- Following a series of clashes with Donald Trump, Scott Bessent responded to Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada's speech about a 'rupture' in the world order after Trump rescinded Carney's Board of Peace invitation.
- Stay Free Alberta and allied groups are collecting nearly 178,000 signatures by May 2 to trigger a provincial referendum, while separatist leader Jeffrey Rath said he is arranging a February meeting with the Treasury Department.
- Veterans and Prime Minister Mark Carney responded, noting 'Canada thrives because we are Canadian' after Bessent's remarks provoked outrage in Canada, intensifying domestic backlash.
- Conservative/MAGA influencers have publicly amplified the prospect that Alberta leaving Canada would force the Canadian government to negotiate in good faith, while observers note the referendum asks about independence, not U.S. statehood.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary says “natural partner” Alberta should join U.S.
Source: XAuthor: Clayton DeMaineA top U.S. official has openly suggested that the resource-rich province of Alberta should break free from Ottawa and join the United States. While attending the World Economic Forum, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent remarked that Albertans “want sovereignty, but Ottawa is in the way.”Some Canadian commentators are calling the U.S. official’s comments on a potential Alberta independence referendum this…
The U.S. administration is setting its sights on the province, an energy home in the western part of the country. It is based on the campaign launched by the sovereignist movement Alberta Prosperity Project for the organization of an independence referendum.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent Weighs In on Alberta Separatism
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Canadian government has not allowed Alberta to build an oil pipeline to the Pacific coast, and the province should build a pipeline into the United States. “Alberta is a wealth of natural resources, but [the Canadian government] won’t let them build a pipeline to the Pacific. I think we should let them come down into the U.S.,” Bessent said on the American network Real America’s Voice on Jan. 23. Be…
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