‘Respect Canadian sovereignty’: Canada’s message to US amid Alberta separatist reports

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney urged the United States to "respect Canada's sovereignty" aft reports of US President Donald Trump's squad gathering an Alberta separatist radical 3 times since April 2025 surfaced.

This besides follows US treasury caput Scott Bessent's remark connected Alberta, stating that "Albertans are precise autarkic people." Carney said, "I expect the US medication to respect Canadian sovereignty. I'm ever wide with President Trump to that effect."On Thursday, helium besides met with premier of the oil-rich state of Alberta, Danielle Smith and British Columbia premier David Eby up of the provincial leaders' gathering successful Ottawa connected Friday.Further addressing a question astir the meeting, a authorities section authoritative called it a regular meeting. "The Department regularly meets with civilian nine types. As is emblematic successful regular meetings specified arsenic these, nary commitments were made," quality bureau AFP reported, quoting the official.Premier Smith besides affirmed the stance, stating that she "would expect that the US medication would respect Canadian sovereignty," and said she would rise immoderate issues related to referendum meddling with Washington.

She reiterated her enactment for a "sovereign Alberta, wrong a agreed Canada."Smith has indicated that Carney's practice connected advancing a caller lipid pipeline to the Pacific seashore could beryllium adjuvant successful reducing enactment for independence. Last week, Scott Bessent, speaking to Real America's Voice, hinted astatine his stance connected Alberta's independency push, saying, "Alberta is simply a earthy spouse for the US. They person large resources. The Albertans are precise autarkic people."A study by The Financial Times reported that the leaders of a separatist radical named Alberta Prosperity Project person met the Washington authorities officials 3 times since April 2025.