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Trump 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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