"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that and that word is treason, David Eby told reporters. It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance, to break up this country from a foreign power and with respect a president who has not been particularly respectful of Canada's sovereignty."
"A minority of residents of the oil-rich province have long argued that the province's woes are due to the structure of payments to the federal government and a perceived inability to get their vast fossil fuel reserves to market. Organizers of the Alberta independence movement, which still boasts only minority support, are now collecting signatures to trigger a referendum there. The pro-independence campaign has been travelling across the province as organizers try to collect nearly 178,000 signatures over the next few months."
Covert meetings occurred between Alberta separatist activists and members of the U.S. administration, prompting accusations of treason and concerns about foreign interference. Far-right activists met U.S. State Department officials as part of broader efforts to secede from Canada. A minority of Alberta residents attribute the province's economic woes to federal payment structures and limited market access for fossil fuels. Organizers are collecting nearly 178,000 signatures to trigger a referendum and have been campaigning across the province. The separatist group has publicly sought a $500bn credit facility from the U.S. Treasury to help fund a new country if the referendum succeeds. Alberta's premier has rejected separation and expressed support for a strong, sovereign Alberta within Canada.
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