【US Treasury Secretary: Canada's Alberta Province May "Vote" to Join the US in the Future】 US Treasury Secretary Bessent recently said that it is not ruled out that Alberta, Canada, may hold a referendum on whether to join the United States in the future.
He pointed out that the overall natural resources reserves of the United States are generally more than those of its northern neighbor, Canada. Even if all the oil and natural resources currently extracted from Canada are taken into account, they still cannot match the scale of resources in Texas. He specifically mentioned that Alberta itself is a "treasure trove" of resources, but under Canada's current policies, it is restricted from building oil pipelines, and resource development is hindered.
Bessent believes that Alberta has a natural complementarity with the United States in terms of resource development and is a "natural partner." He also said that residents of Alberta have always had a strong sense of independence, and there has long been discussions in society about the possibility of the province deciding whether to remain in Canada through a referendum.
When talking about the issue of "sovereignty," Bessent again directed his criticism towards Europe. He said that many European countries talk about sovereignty in words, but in reality, they do not have real sovereignty capabilities: they lack border control power in immigration issues, are highly dependent on China economically, and are seriously lagging in security fields due to insufficient defense capabilities and rare earth resource development.
He emphasized that these countries in fact can only rely on the United States for security guarantees, "living under the umbrella of American security protection," and the US is also willing to continue playing this role. Canada
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