Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Trump Officials Meet Alberta Separatist Group
Some officials from the Trump team in the United States met with a group in Canada called the Alberta Prosperity Project.
This group wants Alberta to become independent from Canada.
Some people in Canada are worried that these meetings might mean that foreign groups are trying to influence Canada's politics.
A man named Gil McGowan, who works for a labor group, said he thinks that people who support Trump, called the MAGA crowd, are trying to influence Alberta through social media and other online methods.
He said it doesn't feel like a natural or local movement.
Trump officials met with the Alberta Prosperity Project, a group advocating for Alberta's independence from Canada.
The meetings have raised concerns about potential foreign interference in Canadian affairs.
Gil McGowan, head of the Alberta Federation of Labour, pointed to social media ads, bots, and MAGA influencers as signs of outside targeting.
McGowan stated that the situation 'doesn’t feel organic,' indicating a lack of local, natural support.
The meetings have sparked fears of foreign meddling and local pushback in Alberta.
- Who
- Trump officials and Alberta Prosperity Project
- What
- Meetings between Trump officials and a Canadian separatist group
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Canada, specifically Alberta
- Why
- To discuss Alberta's independence from Canada
- Group Name
- Alberta Prosperity Project
- Meeting Participants
- Trump officials and Alberta Prosperity Project
- Concerns Raised
- Foreign meddling in Canadian affairs
- Critic
- Gil McGowan, Alberta Federation of Labour
- Criticism Details
- Social media ads, bots, and MAGA influencers targeting Alberta