Trump officials have met with activists from the Alberta Prosperity Project, a separatist group that wants independence for its province.

“Very, very senior” officials in the Trump administration have had secret meetings with far-right Canadian separatists trying to shake the foundations of the country. The covert meetings between high-ranking U.S. officials and the Alberta Prosperity Project come as a widening rift appears between Canadian leadership and the White House. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney used a speech in Davos, Switzerland, last week to call out President Trump for creating a “rupture” in the existing world order.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    19 hours ago

    All y’all thought there was going to be a US Civil War, but it turns out the first shots are getting fired across the Alberta/Saskatchewan border.

    • 7rokhym@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      Never going to happen. Just some stupid people that avoid facts and only watch conspiracy videos.
      In the spirit of Ralph Klein, I think we out to buy these folks one way tickets to the American state of their preference. Let ICE sort them out.

    • how_we_burned@lemmy.zipEnglish
      6·
      18 hours ago

      Although the show is pissing me off its clear that Tim Cain, Leonard Boyarsky, Jason Anderson, Chris Taylor, Mark O’Green, Scott Bennie and Christopher Taylor from Fallout 1 definitely did get somethings right ie the US trying to invade Canada.

      Standard US playbook. Find lackeys who want to destabilise and split a country and fund their coup.

      • HugeNerd@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        17 hours ago

        Although the show is pissing me off

        Aw crap, I’m starting ep 1 this weekend, how does it go off the rails?

        • BrickEater@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          17 hours ago

          Not op, but I’m a huge fallout nerd. I love it, some of the story decisions are weird and retcons happen, but overall it captures the world beautifully and is hilarious IMO.