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. 

News of the stealthy meetings comes at a time of especially high tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbor. During a speech in Davos at the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke of a “rupture” in the world order, in what appeared to be a veiled attack on the trade and foreign policies of Donald Trump – but without mentioning him by name.

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[–] 73 points 9 months ago (3 children)

It's not enough to foment insurrection in our country, now Trump is doing it in other countries, too????

Yeah, yeah. I know.

👨‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

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    [–] 38 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    His threats for Greenland failed so now he is going directly for Canada. Again.

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  • [–] 34 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    American oil corporations have been financing those separatist groups and their astroturfing campaigns in Alberta for a while now. I wish the Canadian government called it for what it is. They are trying to make Alberta Canada's Crimea.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    At least Eby was willing to say it directly.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago

    Hate to say it but I agree with you. I just find Eby to be an asshole who never should have been accepted as the leader of the BC NDP. He treats his constituents like shit, then turns tail when he gets backlash.

    But as the old saying goes a broken clock is right twice a day.

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  • [–] 32 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    They could just emigrate to the US

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago (4 children)

    I know hypocrisy is a big part of international relations. But can you imagine the aneurysm this administration would have if they found out that the Canadian government had been having covert discussions with fringe separatist groups in, say, Washington State? It would be tarrifs and tantrums up the wazoo. Hell, there would probably be troop build-ups along parts of the border and all sorts of crazy threats/actions.

    But the other way around? Nah. It's all about the land-grab and American exceptionalism. "Rules for thee but not for me."

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    BC is Canadian. You can't "include it" any more than you can take Alberta.

    Feel free to split up the United States however you like, that's your business, but Canada's staying Canadian.

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    [–] 24 points 9 months ago

    Trump officials in Canada should be considered hostile enemies and eliminated with prejudice.

    Canadians who conspire with the US should be arrested for treason and sentenced to life in prison without parole, without external communication privileges.

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  • [–] 21 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Trump officials have met with traitors. Canadian traitors.

    What else do you call people who would happily give up their own country to a neighbouring fascist dictator? Not even to appease him and save their people, but to actually support the orange shitstain?

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    Looking for a Canadian Donbas it seems

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago

    Well this doesn't sound like any bit of good news.

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  • [–] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    He's trying to do what Putin is doing in Europe but they don't have the opsec.

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    [–] 11 points 9 months ago

    It's nothing new. Trump is just a bit less subtle about it.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Hey Canada California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii would like to talk about an alliance of some kind

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    the world is accelerating to destroying the middle and lower class at an absolutely absurd rate, incredible to reflect on where we were a year ago and now

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (8 children)

    And AB will be TINY cause they can’t give away land that’s not there’s. Ie. Indigenous land.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    I previously linked to a map of Alberta that shows the land that isn’t indigenous.

    It’s a really small and disconnected area.

    Kind of like the number of Albertans who want to separate.

    My recommendation: they should just move to Idaho or Montana and become Americans.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Where? Just looked through your comment history and can’t see the map.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child)

    Well that’s annoying; my history only seems to go back 6 months; I added it last July I think. I’ll see if I can find it again; it was an official governmental map.

    [edit] This isn’t the one, as it’s missing certain types of land, but it gives a feel for the situation: https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/04074608-dabc-49c6-b25e-840a4b2844ee/resource/3c91195e-9b5e-4c69-aa9e-963d4bec520e/download/ir-first-nations-reserves-and-metis-settlements-map-2025-10.pdf

    Note that there’s also federal land that doesn’t belong to Alberta.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

    Sorry to make assumptions, but if these right wing separatists are anything like American right wing separatists, would they not eventually just try to take it even if it wasn't officially given to them?

    That's what I believe the U.S. separatists plan to do. Similar to the U.S.S.R., you'll probably see multiple states try to leave the union and form superstates. Once the larger superstates are formed they'll eventually join Trump's confederacy to invade, and attack their surrounding smaller states in order to force the remainder of the union to collapse.

    Wouldn't be surprised if these Canadian separatists allied with them to eventually break up even more of Canada. In other words, it never stops with just one territory. The long term goal is to break apart countries piece by piece, and then invade to take over and reform all of North and South America.

    There's this other fellow with similar goals in Europe. I'm not entirely sure, but I also suspect they (or more specifically the people who fund them) have been working together much longer than most people realize.

    Seems like there's similar plans for the entire globe.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

    They are a tiny minority in AB. Most Albertans are very proud to be Canadian. That being said there is all of social media (US) and mainstream media (all US owned with few exceptions) which will amplify this. There’s only 5 million ppl in the entire province (there’s 6-8 million in the GTA as comparison). The main thing is they can’t take land with them that’s not theirs. It will start a war if these separatists get help from the US military to take Alberta. Also there is no independent Alberta, there is only Alberta as part of Canada or Alberta as part of the US. The US wouldn’t keep the name Alberta either cause it’s named after Queen Victoria’s husband.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not disagreeing with you, but war is always the point. It's usually a tiny minority, but these movements are backed by a global campaign of disinformation and destabilization funded by oligarchs trying to gain control of natural resources and global power.

    It's preventable, but you just have to be prepared for wolves in sheep's clothing who rely on the victim narrative and in-grouping.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago

    This would seem to fall in line with current foreign policy. Should we be surprised?

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Foreign interference. That’s being said if AB wants to become part of the US they can fuckkk right off - you won’t be missed.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    They love having it broke off in em, eh?

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