US Treasury Secretary Bessent Weighs In on Alberta Separatism U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the Canadian government’s refusal to allow Alberta to build an oil pipeline to the Pacific coast necessitates an alternative. Bessent proposed that Alberta should instead construct a pipeline into the United States, highlighting Alberta’s natural resources and the province’s independent spirit. He also noted the potential for a referendum on Alberta’s independence from Canada.

• U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent commented on Canadian energy policy.
• Bessent stated the Canadian government has not permitted Alberta to build a pipeline to the Pacific coast.
• He suggested Alberta should build an oil pipeline into the United States.
• Bessent described Alberta as a “wealth of natural resources” and a “natural partner for the U.S.”
• He mentioned the “very independent people” of Alberta and referenced a potential independence referendum.