‘We have the right safeguards,’ says public safety minister as separatists reportedly court American support

Conservative MP Dane Lloyd, his party's lead in convincing Albertans not to secede from Canada, says separatists meeting with U.S. officials, reportedly offering up natural resources in exchange for support in leaving Canada, is 'very concerning.'

Any allegations of foreign interference are taken 'very seriously,' said Public Safety Minister Gary Andandasangaree following multiple reports of separatist efforts in both Alberta and Quebec seeking support from both U.S. state officials and Republican operatives.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

October 5, 2026

Canada’s public safety minister says this country has “the right safeguards” to combat foreign interference following reports that separatist contingents in Alberta and Quebec have courted American support, in one case reportedly offered up access to Alberta’s natura...

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