Attention-seeking or a chance to 'plant seeds'?: Why Alberta separatists keep travelling south of the border
Would you rather sip drinks poolside in Palm Beach, Fla., or trudge through the snow of Alberta?
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Would you rather sip drinks poolside in Palm Beach, Fla., or trudge through the snow of Alberta?
Another Alberta separatist has travelled south of the border to woo American conservatives. In recent months, members of the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), a separatist organization, have boasted of meetings in Washington, D.C., with senior-level officials from the U.S. administration. Now, the only political party affiliated with Alberta’s independence movement, the Republican Party of Alberta (RPA), is making its own...
When it comes to Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, things have been eerily quiet in Washington, D.C. recently. Much of the focus in Washington has been on trade with the United Kingdom and U.S. President Donald Trump’s historic second state visit there this week. The trip promises plenty of royal pageantry that British leaders hope will persuade the American leader to lower...
At a steel plant in Pennsylvania in May, U.S. President Donald Trump promised workers a new era of domestic steel production. “We are once again going to put Pennsylvania steel into the backbone of America like never before,” Trump said, reflecting how he sees steel as the centrepiece of a revitalized American industrial capacity. How would he do it? With...
The reasons Trump might have wanted to derail the negotiations — and what other surprises he might have in store. Trade talks are reportedly continuing between Canada and the U.S., with formal meetings having taken place since U.S. President Donald Trump revealed more threats and demands last week, a source close to the White House said.
Trump has called for a revival of Keystone XL. He may not appreciate Canada instead building a pipeline that offers Alberta's oil to China.
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