US Treasury Secretary Bessent Weighs In on Alberta Separatism

US Treasury Secretary Bessent Weighs In on Alberta Separatism
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at a press conference in Aylesbury, England, on Sept. 18, 2025. Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Canadian government has not allowed Alberta to build an oil pipeline to the Pacific coast, and the province should build a pipeline into the United States.

“Alberta is a wealth of natural resources, but [the Canadian government] won’t let them build a pipeline to the Pacific. I think we should let them come down into the U.S.,” Bessent said on the American network Real America’s Voice on Jan. 23.