It looks likely that the province of Alberta will have a referendum on whether it should secede from Canada. The group organizing the petition to trigger the referendum claims to have met with senior Trump administration officials several times, and U.S. lawmakers have claimed that Albertans would rather be part of the United States than Canada. The referendum looks likely to fail. Only 24% of Albertans support joining the U.S. But, Coda Story's Natalia Antelava argues, that isn't the whole story. "The rhetorical architecture that made Crimea possible is now being constructed around Alberta," she writes.

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#News #CanadianNews #Alberta #AlbertaSeparatism

It looks likely that the province of Alberta will have a referendum on whether it should secede from Canada. The group organizing the petition to trigger the referendum claims to have met with senior Trump administration officials several times, and U.S. lawmakers have claimed that Albertans would rather be part of the United States than Canada. The referendum looks likely to fail. Only 24% of Albertans support joining the U.S. But, Coda Story's Natalia Antelava argues, that isn't the whole story. "The rhetorical architecture that made Crimea possible is now being constructed around Alberta," she writes.

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#News #CanadianNews #Alberta #AlbertaSeparatism

🤔 #Alberta separatists only need around 178,000 credible signatures to force a referendum, but they are confident that they will obtain 1,000,000 signatures! 😳 There are approximately 5 million people in Alberta!

Update: Corrected pop stat

'We don't need Canada 🇨🇦, #Canada 🇨🇦 needs us' | Jeffery Rath speaks on the Alberta Separatist movement https://youtu.be/wCZSC1kGwWM

If successful, they will ask for a $500 billion credit loan from the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸, which I am sure #Americia 🇺🇸 will approve of.

Next month, I'll give a book talk at MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. It's an in-person event and I do believe they're planning on bringing together a lot of area fediverse folks.

https://libcal.macewan.ca/calendar/library/RobertGehl

I'll talk about Move Slowly and Build Bridges, my book about Mastodon and the fediverse: moveslowlybuildbridges.com

#bookstodon #edmonton #alberta

Canada 🇨🇦 needs to take this threat seriously—even if only a third (at most) in Alberta desire to separate

👉🏾 #Canada 🇨🇦 separatists accused of ‘treason’ after secret talks with US state department https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/29/david-eby-alberta-separatism-treason 🔛 @guardian

I would not put it past #Trump to recognize “illegal” separatist elections in #Alberta as legitimate, then send in black ops & mercenaries (comprised as former soldiers) to occupy the province.

I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.

The rise of authoritarianism, and the deep connection to the oil industry.

It has been obvious to anyone willing to stop for a moment and think... but #TheAmericanFascist, in his infinite wisdom and/or senility, has thrown down the veil.

#Venezuela is about access to #Oil in South America.

#Greenland is about access to Oil and Minerals in the #Arctic.

#Alberta Separatism is about access to Oil and Gas in #Canada.

Deposing the Iranian Regime is access to Oil and Gas in the Middle East. (Get #Iran, and you might get #Iraq too)

And lets not forget #Russia... fighting the #RussiaUkraineWar funded by their oil reserves and all about returning to an old empire in oil-rich Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

So is the fight to end fossil fuel use in order to preserve a liveable, recognizable planet, also a fight against authoritarianism and fascism?

You're damn right it is.

#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #climatechange

My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.

"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting.

#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eby-alberta-separatism-9.7066320

I also have been thinking about this connection, it is so damn obvious, but no one in the media is talking about it.

The rise of authoritarianism, and the deep connection to the oil industry.

It has been obvious to anyone willing to stop for a moment and think... but #TheAmericanFascist, in his infinite wisdom and/or senility, has thrown down the veil.

#Venezuela is about access to #Oil in South America.

#Greenland is about access to Oil and Minerals in the #Arctic.

#Alberta Separatism is about access to Oil and Gas in #Canada.

Deposing the Iranian Regime is access to Oil and Gas in the Middle East. (Get #Iran, and you might get #Iraq too)

And lets not forget #Russia... fighting the #RussiaUkraineWar funded by their oil reserves and all about returning to an old empire in oil-rich Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

So is the fight to end fossil fuel use in order to preserve a liveable, recognizable planet, also a fight against authoritarianism and fascism?

You're damn right it is.

#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli #EndFossilFuels #climatechange

My fellow Canadians, if you want to be part of the USA, you can move there freely on your own. I encourage you to do so.

"To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting.

#Canada #CanPoli #CdnPoli #USA #USPoli #Alberta #Separatism #Fascism #FarRight #ABPoli #BCPoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/eby-alberta-separatism-9.7066320

#BC Premier Eby calls reported meeting between #Alberta separatists and #Trump White House officials ‘treason’.

Charlie Angus demands #Canada’s legislature begin a federal investigation into the foreign interference campaign.

https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/eby-calls-reported-meeting-between-alberta-separatists-and-u-s-official-treason

#BC Premier Eby calls reported meeting between #Alberta separatists and #Trump White House officials ‘treason’.

Charlie Angus demands #Canada’s legislature begin a federal investigation into the foreign interference campaign.

https://nationalnewswatch.com/2026/01/29/eby-calls-reported-meeting-between-alberta-separatists-and-u-s-official-treason

Residents of Alberta are not interested in joining the U.S., the premier of the Canadian province says after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested a referendum might be held on whether to stay in Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/politics/alberta-premier-us-statehood-bessent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #alberta #canada #us #scottbessent #daniellesmith

“I do worry that the disregard for sovereignty will lead to a threatened invasion of Canada. If Trump does this, he’ll likely press on two weak points: 1) Alberta right-wing separatists 2) French-speaking separatists. My advice for Canada is the same as for the US: stick together! The more you are split apart, the easier it is to take you over.”
—Sarah Kendzior, A Nation on Thin Ice
#trump #usa #canada #alberta #quebec