A separatist movement brewing in the Canadian province of Alberta is reportedly backed by the Trump administration.
The leader of the separatist movement, lawyer Keith Wilson, confirmed this to TheBlaze founder Glenn Beck on Thursday.
“My understanding from the meetings that have occurred [between his people and the Trump administration] is that the Trump admin officials have indicated that the US would recognize a vote by the people of Alberta to become independent,” he said.
The Trump admin is OPEN to recoginizing Alberta as an independent nation if it votes to secede from Canada in 2026, the lawyer leading the Alberta separatist referendum @ikwilson tells me:
“My understanding from the meetings that have occured is that the Trump admin officials… pic.twitter.com/3P4opCnbfS
— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) October 2, 2025
As to why this support exists, Wilson speculated that it’s because Alberta boasts “the third largest reserve of oil and gas in the world.”
The remarks came three days after top members of the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP) met with Trump administration officials in Washington, D.C., to talk about Alberta’s independence.
“We’re literally one degree of separation from the Oval Office,” one of the three, Jeff Rath, later told the National Post.
Monday’s gathering marked the APP’s second visit to the White House for a meeting, with the first one having occurred in April when the three met with special assistants and advisers.
This time, they reportedly met with higher-up Cabinet officials.
“The level of the meeting has been elevated as an indication of the strong support from the United States for Alberta independence,” Rath said.
This support is pivotal because Alberta would have to contend with the powerful central government in Ottawa if it tried to seek independence:
U.S. recognition of Alberta after a successful referendum changes everything
Ottawa would almost certainly try to block or stall our separation, but US recognition of a Alberta makes their interference irrelevant
Alberta’s path to independence has never looked more clear. pic.twitter.com/aKnb3ciLiO
— Rise Of Alberta (@RiseOfAlberta) October 3, 2025
Another problem the separatist movement faces is Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. While she’s beefed with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for months over her demand for changes to certain federal policies, the beef dissipated some when the two met on Sept 10.
“I would encourage Albertans to not lose faith in the process,” she said during a press conference the following day, according to The Montana Free Press. “Let’s work together on it because we’re all stronger together.”
Moreover, Smith has never formally endorsed the APP, though according to The Montana Free Press, “she did promote legislation lowering the signature threshold for referendums and extending the signature collection window.”
“Previously, proponents [of setting up a referendum] needed to collect 600,000 supporting signatures in 90 days to do so,” as noted by MacLean’s. “This May, Premier Danielle Smith lowered that to 177,000 signatures in 120 days.”
This greatly helped the APP. So did improved support among the populace for a separatist referendum.
“An Angus Reid poll conducted in May found 36 per cent of respondents supported separation—a dramatic jump from a survey by the same pollster before the election, which showed one quarter in support,” according to MacLean’s.
Before the election, an Angus Reid poll suggested support for separatism would rise from 25% to 30% if the Liberals were re-elected.
Now, a new Angus Reid poll shows it’s actually up to 36%. pic.twitter.com/GlZj18RqoX
— Peter McCaffrey (@peteremcc) May 8, 2025
MacLean’s notes that separatists and their supporters are being driven by great, great anger.
Anger about how “the federal government is intentionally strangling the Alberta economy” or about how “environmentalism is a plot against oil and gas.”
Also, anger over crime, the cost of living, the job market, and more.
“Ten years ago, median family incomes in the province were 30 per cent higher than other Canadians,” the magazine notes. “But incomes went down after the 2014 oil-price crash, and are now only 15 per cent higher. In other words, Albertans are richer than other Canadians, but not as rich as they used to be.”
Tanya Francoeur, a 51-year-old local resident, explained to the magazine why she personally supports separation.
“If Alberta separated, we would no longer have to be victimized by our own government,” she said. “In an independent Alberta, the immigration system would be tightly run. We’d bring in people ready to contribute so that the rest of us don’t drown—and people who do come here wouldn’t end up sleeping on the street.”
“Everyone who lives here would have a better quality of life if we were independent, because right now Alberta gives everything away. Our young people would have affordable places to live, and there would be enough jobs for everyone. Canadians already want to move here, because we have a leader who stands for the people. If the province became its own country, I think more people would want to be part of a free Alberta,” she added.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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