Alberta Separatists Met US Strategists

Public Interest Alberta is calling for an inquiry into foreign interference after it was found that Alberta separatists met with US Republican delegates in Calgary. The meeting was intended to assist the separatists with their pro-independence campaign.

Bradley Lafortune, executive director of Public Interest Alberta, urged Premier Danielle Smith to request an immediate investigation by the elections commissioner. Lafortune said Albertans with ties to the United Conservative Party appear to have been colluding with American operatives.

The meetings between Alberta separatists and US strategists have sparked alarm in Ottawa, with the NDP requesting a debate in Parliament about whether the work by Republican party-affiliated operatives constitutes foreign interference.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office has distanced itself from one of her party presidents who met with the US strategists. The premier's office has not commented on the meetings or the allegations of foreign interference.

The separatists who met with US officials offered access to Alberta's freshwater and crude oil royalties in exchange for support. They also suggested that Alberta could convert its currency to the US dollar and offer land for a railroad to Alaska.

Not all Alberta separatists agree with the approach taken by the group that met with US officials. Jeffrey Rath, a key spokesperson for the separatist movement, rejected the version of events presented by Dennis Modry, one of the founders of the Alberta Prosperity Project.

The issue has raised concerns about the potential consequences of Alberta's separation from Canada. Tyler Dawson, an editor for The Globe and Mail's Opinion section, argued that the separatists' willingness to offer Alberta's assets to the US in exchange for support suggests a lack of loyalty to the province and its people.