Trump, Hoekstra and the Cabal Pushing Alberta Separatism - May 31, 2026

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How to fight separatism in Alberta has its own dangers. Pollster Janet Brown cautions both Carney and Opposition Leader Poilievre against inflaming tensions in Alberta. Just back from a trip to London, Brown told journalists that Brexit was a cautionary tale. “If the elite start banging the drum about how separation is a bad idea, how people who are considering it are crazy, that could backfire on them in exactly the same way it backfired on the ‘stay’ campaign for Brexit.”