Trump officials met with Canadian separatists that want to break from rest of country
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists who want to break free from the rest of the country.
U.S. officials met with leaders of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a fringe right-wing group of separatists who want the oil-rich western province to become independent, three times in Washington since last April, sources told the Financial Times.
“The U.S. is extremely enthusiastic about a free and independent Alberta,” the group’s legal counsel, Jeff Rath, told the FT after attending the meetings.
“We’re meeting very, very senior people leaving our meetings to go directly to the Oval Office,” he claimed.
The group hopes to have another meeting in Washington next month to ask for a $500 billion credit facility, which would help fund the province if an independence referendum passes. However, a referendum has not yet been called.
Both the White House and State Department told the FT that no commitments were made to the group during these meetings.
Why would the Trump administration want to promote Albertan independence? Considering the election of Mark Carney last year, wouldn't American provocation in Canada just make him more popular and Albertan independence less popular? Long term, what benefit does the US get by weakening Canada?
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists who want to break free from the rest of the country.
U.S. officials met with leaders of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a fringe right-wing group of separatists who want the oil-rich western province to become independent, three times in Washington since last April, sources told the Financial Times.
“The U.S. is extremely enthusiastic about a free and independent Alberta,” the group’s legal counsel, Jeff Rath, told the FT after attending the meetings.
“We’re meeting very, very senior people leaving our meetings to go directly to the Oval Office,” he claimed.
The group hopes to have another meeting in Washington next month to ask for a $500 billion credit facility, which would help fund the province if an independence referendum passes. However, a referendum has not yet been called.
Both the White House and State Department told the FT that no commitments were made to the group during these meetings.
Why would the Trump administration want to promote Albertan independence? Considering the election of Mark Carney last year, wouldn't American provocation in Canada just make him more popular and Albertan independence less popular? Long term, what benefit does the US get by weakening Canada?
Trump officials met with Canadian separatists that want to break from rest of country
This feels like a quiet policy shift.
Trump administration officials have reportedly held several secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists who want to break free from the rest of the country.
U.S. officials met with leaders of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a fringe right-wing group of separatists who want the oil-rich western province to become independent, three times in Washington since last April, sources told the Financial Times.
“The U.S. is extremely enthusiastic about a free and independent Alberta,” the group’s legal counsel, Jeff Rath, told the FT after attending the meetings.
“We’re meeting very, very senior people leaving our meetings to go directly to the Oval Office,” he claimed.
The group hopes to have another meeting in Washington next month to ask for a $500 billion credit facility, which would help fund the province if an independence referendum passes. However, a referendum has not yet been called.
Both the White House and State Department told the FT that no commitments were made to the group during these meetings.
Why would the Trump administration want to promote Albertan independence? Considering the election of Mark Carney last year, wouldn't American provocation in Canada just make him more popular and Albertan independence less popular? Long term, what benefit does the US get by weakening Canada?
