B.C. premier says Alberta separatists seeking assistance from U.S. is 'treason'
Source: Radio Canada
British Columbia Premier David Eby says Alberta separatists meeting with the U.S. administration for financial backing is an act of "treason" and it's an issue he'll raise as the premiers gather with the prime minister in Ottawa today. "To go to a foreign country and to ask for assistance in breaking up Canada, there's an old-fashioned word for that, and that word is treason," said Eby ahead of the meeting.
He was reacting to multiple reports that members of Donald Trump's administration have held meetings with members of the Alberta Prosperity Project, a separatist group that is pushing for the Western province to become independent. The group is openly seeking a $500-billion credit facility from the U.S. Treasury to help bankroll the new country if they come out victorious in a referendum.
"It is completely inappropriate to seek to weaken Canada, to go and ask for assistance, to break up this country from a foreign power and — with respect — a president who has not been particularly respectful of Canada's sovereignty," said Eby. "I think that while we can respect the right of any Canadian to express themselves to vote in a referendum, I think we need to draw the line at people seeking the assistance of foreign countries to break up this beautiful land of ours," he said.
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Assist those fucking with Canada. 
