Canadian separatists optimistic after meetings with Trump officials

Leaders of a right-wing separatist movement in Canada have met with Trump administration officials to discuss their plan for Alberta to secede from Canada and become a sovereign country. The Alberta Prosperity Project has held three meetings with U.S. officials, discussing logistics such as switching to U.S. currency and creating a new military. The separatists claim the U.S. administration is supportive of their plan, but U.S. officials have denied making any commitments. The meetings have drawn criticism from Canadian officials, who view the U.S. involvement as irresponsible and a threat to Canadian sovereignty.