Alberta separatism gets Fox News attention after Carney-Trump meeting [Video]

The renewed push to have Alberta separate from Canada has caught the eyes of some pundits on Fox News, who are suggesting the discontent could play into the larger trade and security negotiations between Canada and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure it’s put to a vote in 2026.

A new Angus Reid poll released Thursday found 36 per cent of Albertans would either vote to separate from Canada or lean toward voting that way, whole more than 60 per cent opposed such a vote.

Smith — who delivered her speech a day before Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Trump at the White House— also presented a list of demands for Carney’s new Liberal government, and threatened to take steps to assert …