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Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers shut down tech titan Elon Musk's call for separation

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 8). Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers shut down tech titan Elon Musk's call for separation. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/saskatchewan/premier-moe-shuts-down-elon-musk-s-encouragement-for-saskatchewan-separation-no/article_989d52d8-79de-5c35-9e69-c0afa30267d4.html

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Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s premiers have dismissed Elon Musk’s suggestion that their provinces should separate from Canada. Musk made this proposal on his social media platform X, arguing that Quebec and both Prairie provinces would gain from independence. The article focuses on the reaction of Canadian provincial leaders to Musk's comments.

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Elon Musk, a billionaire tech entrepreneur and former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, suggested on his social media platform X that both Quebec and the Prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan would benefit from independence. In response, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe rejected the idea outright with a simple "No" on social media. Meanwhile, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who is also against separation, stated she will vote to stay in Canada during an upcoming provincial referendum scheduled for October 19. Both premiers are firmly opposed to Musk’s call for the provinces to split from Canada.

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The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are shutting down a suggestion from U.S. tech titan Elon Musk that the two provinces should split from Canada. asserted

provinces → shut → Canada

Musk, the trillionaire tech businessman and former adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, says on his social media platform X that Quebec would benefit from independence, as would the two Prairie provinces. asserted

provinces → say → independence

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