2026-10-05 · Toronto Star
🔮 A Globe and Mail investigation into American involvement in Alberta’s looming referendum shows that the U.S. is far more than a spectator and confirms that its interest may not be entirely in keeping our federation intact.
That is definitely new, no matter how one unnamed U.S. government official, as quoted in the story, reached for the example of Bill Clinton making the pitch for federalism ahead of the 1995 Quebec referendum.
But that connection only reinforces just what different territory we’re in now — Donald Trump’s America doesn’t view Canada’s sovereignty, as previous administrations have, as inviolable.
It means that we should also be keeping our eyes on Quebec if the province is headed to a referendum after Monday’s election. assertive
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