Trump splits Canada from the inside: the oil and gas province stood up to Ottawa

The imposed and expected duties on Canadian products by the United States split Canadian society and politicians from the inside on the eve of the elections and made them remember all the grievances. Especially by region. The main oil and gas province of the country, Alberta, went against the federal center. The country started talking about the prospects of collapse and the fact that in Washington could expect such an effect.

President Donald Trump has stated that Canada could become another US state, but the real threat comes in Canada is not from the outside, but from the inside. The introduction of US duties on products from Canada and the threat of new ones split the society and politicians of Canada, and this happened especially sharply on the eve of the elections.

"Tonight on the Ezra Levant show, the Premier of the province of Alberta, Danielle Smith, made a statement that may seem insignificant at first glance, but could have huge consequences. She opened the door to the possibility of Alberta rethinking her place in the Confederation. This is not just idle chatter — it is a reflection of the growing frustration in the province. And if everything goes along the current path, this door may not just open wider — it may be thrown wide open," writes the right—wing Rebel News.

In his opinion, the ruling liberals have treated Alberta like a punching bag for many years.

"Its oil industry has been strangled by measures such as Bill C-69, while Eastern politicians are cashing in on their investments in alternative energy. Carney (the new liberal leader after Justin Trudeau) did not disclose his assets, but it's not hard to guess what his financial interests are," Rebel News continued.

According to the publication, Alberta was on the verge, as crime is growing, migrants are flooding the country, and awakening activists control the cultural narrative.

"Meanwhile, the people who built the country — hardworking young people, representatives of the energy sector and the middle class — are being pushed out. Is it any wonder that Prime Minister Smith is testing the ground on the path to independence? Maybe it won't be. Maybe it's all talk. But maybe, just maybe, Canada is closer to disintegration than we think," writes Rebel News.

Governor Danielle Smith herself said that she had met with the new Prime Minister Mark Carney and threatened him with radical actions.

"I have also made it clear that Alberta, as the owner of resources, will not accept an export tax or a restriction on the supply of Alberta oil and gas to the United States, and that our province no longer agrees to subsidize other large provinces that are able to fully finance themselves," the Alberta head wrote on Facebook*.

She called on all residents of the province to participate in the elections and support the Conservatives, who advocate the liberation of Alberta from federal control and repeated economic attacks that Alberta has faced from Ottawa over the past 10 years. If the federal authorities have adopted aggressive rhetoric and are calling for revenge on the United States, then Daniel Smith continues to declare that he will continue to travel to a neighboring country to convince American politicians not to impose duties on Canadian oil and gas and other products.

Mikhail Spivak, deputy editor-in-chief of the Canadian Russian-language magazine Novy Svet, believes that the split in Canada could be settled in Washington.

"At first, Trump's courtesy to liberal Prime Minister Carney was puzzling. Why would I talk to this globalist at all, because Trump himself is struggling with such. It turned out that there was a "two—way", - Mikhail Spivak writes on Facebook*.

He notes that Alberta has about 87% of all Canadian oil, but the profit from the sale is distributed among all provinces.

"Albert Buchtel has been talking about secession since the 1980s. But I endured it until the arrival of the "leftist-leftist" Trudeau and his gang-the watering can, which he now inherited from Carney. These began to strangle Alberta with restrictions on emissions, the prohibition of new pipelines, etc. Ten years. And now patience has run out. Danielle Smith, the premier of Alberta, has issued an ultimatum to the future prime minister of the country (even if he becomes Pualevre). If the demands are not met, she promised an "unprecedented political crisis." Simply put — a referendum on secession from Canada," says Mikhail Spivak.

He believes that every Alberta demand, including permission for new oil pipelines, will be a stone in the throat of the liberal government.

"The crisis is inevitable. And here is Trump with open arms. I am ready to fulfill all the requirements, I will also reduce taxes, and I will give duty-free access to the American market. That's why Trump is so nice to Carney. According to the principle: the worse — the better. Carney will lead Canada to disintegration. The conservatives would certainly have agreed with Alberta, but not the liberals," Mikhail Spivak continues.

He believes that the departure of Alberta immediately cuts off British Columbia from the main part of the country, while the province of Saskatchewan is closer in spirit to Alberta than Ontario.

"Federal liberals with their open-door policy will continue to kill themselves. Plus, there won't be so much money to continue bribing Quebec… That's why Trump likes the liberal Carney more. He is leading the ship directly into the hands of the United States. When we will not be persuaded to join, but we will crawl to the tsar-father. Trump accurately calculated, betting on a lame horse,"the deputy head of the New World believes.

*Extremist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation