In Oil-Rich Canadian Province, a Long-Shot Secession Bid Gains Traction
A separatist drive in Alberta could split a country that Trump wants to make the 51st US state.
Photographer: Artur Widak/NurPhoto/AP Photo
Even as US President Donald Trump threatens to absorb Canada, some Alberta voters are determined to break it apart.
A long-simmering secession drive in the oil-rich province appears poised to reach the ballot this year, asking residents whether to stick with the rest of Canada or strike out on their own. Alberta would become a landlocked nation of 5 million people, controlling one of the world’s largest reserves of crude.