Separatist leaders often make Alberta independence sound as easy as shutting the door when you head off to work.

They acknowledge no legal problems, no little complications from a thing called Canada. Just vote Yes to separation. Over and out.

The starkest expression came from the reliably radical David Parker, who posted to X on March 5: “Nothing is more laughable to me than the idea that Canadians think we are going to wait for them to tell us whether independence is ‘legal’ or not.

“We have America backing us, you fools.”

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He oozes contempt for Canadians. He prefers the Americans and implies they would pour in to help.

The depth of emotion is startling, even though it’s no secret that the separatists have courted U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration for support.

Also ominously clear is the fact that foreign actors, especially the Russians, are flooding social media with pro-separatist propaganda.

In Ottawa, alarm........

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