US government officials held a meeting with Canadian separatists pushing for the secession of the country’s western, oil-rich Alberta province, sources told the Financial Times (FT) in a new report.
“Officials in the [US President] Donald Trump administration discussed loaning Alberta $500 million to break up Canada” one of the sources said.
Jeff Rath, legal advisor to the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), told the outlet that Washington is pushing for an “independent” Alberta.
The report adds that leaders of the APP are seeking another meeting next month with officials from the US State and Treasury Departments in order to request a $500-million credit facility to fund the secession.
They are also seeking US recognition of the province as an independent state, and the potential construction of new pipelines bypassing Canadian federal approval.
The report coincides with an online campaign by Alberta separatists pushing for a referendum to break away from Canada.
