'We should let them come down into the U.S.': Trump cabinet member weighs in on Alberta separatism (www.cbc.ca)

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on the separatist movement in Alberta on Friday — making him the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration to weigh in on the province's politics.

While appearing on the right-wing station Real America's Voice, Bessent claimed Canada won't let Alberta build a pipeline to the Pacific, adding, "I think we should let them come down into the U.S."

Bessent says there's a "rumour they may have a referendum on whether they may stay in Canada or not."

Organizers of the Alberta independence movement are collecting signatures in order to trigger a referendum in the province.

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[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago

As an Albertan, I'm surprised to say I agree with him.

All of the fucking traitors in this province should pack up and fuck right off from my country, my province, and my life.

Oh, except that you're not taking one square mm of Alberta with you.

[-] fourish@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Exactly. They’re free to leave. But they’re not taking Alberta land out of Canada.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Hows about those who want to be part of the US move there

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

I think they are delusional enough that they think alberta would somehow keep certain Canadian benefits like healthcare

[-] bowreality@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

Or a say (vote) in the USA

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I think they are happy to have the opportunity to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

[-] Peanutbjelly@sopuli.xyz 34 points 2 days ago

the whole separatist narrative is being grown and pushed by these chuds. ATLAS network and their cancerous cohorts (think heritage foundation in the states) has been making this into a reality for some weeeeird reason.

almost like creating some kind of weird idea that albertans are being trapped by evil communist canada, and might need some help becoming free?

canada needs to respond to this as the threat and assault that it is.

[-] RainbowBlite@piefed.ca 15 points 2 days ago

It is blatantly obvious that the American oil interests are behind it. The Goose did a good video about it.

https://youtu.be/r2pFskA1QiE?si=3QY5wqxc9bDDx0Gw

[-] GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 days ago

I agree, the separatists should go on down to the US

[-] we_all_live_in_a_capital_i@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

As they say: "Don't let the door hit [them] in the ass on the way out."

[-] sixpaque@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago

This does not surprise me at all because of this parallel. When researching Canada's Avro Arrow, many articles came up mentioning how the US would wine and dine Canada's military elites to convince them, and in turn convince the Prime Minister at the time to dump the Arrow. We all know what happened then. Political interference at its finest. We also know the reason was, hook, line and sinker, Canada's dependency on the US for military equipment, and not mentioning one US Senator commented, We don't need the compensation, "especially from Canada." Alberta's separatist movement had better think wisely.