US ambassador denies contact with Alberta separatists
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says the Trump administration is not meeting or strategizing with Alberta separatists.
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told Global News in an interview that the Trump administration has no contact with Alberta separatist groups or figures pushing for the province to leave Canada.
Hoekstra said the administration is neither meeting with nor coordinating strategy alongside those advocating for Alberta separatism, addressing speculation about possible U.S. involvement or interest in the movement.
The comments come amid ongoing discussion in Alberta about the province's relationship with the federal government, though Hoekstra's remarks were limited to clarifying the absence of any formal or informal engagement between Washington and separatist advocates.
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