Alberta Fact Check: Former NDP MP Charlie Angus claims US Ambassador Peter Hoekstra is supporting Alberta independence. Evidence doesn't support the claim

Subhead:Pete Hoekstra has never directly endorsed Alberta's independence movement.# In an extended interview with blogger Markham Hislop, former MP Charlie Angus stated “I haven’t been this afraid for Canada in memory” before going off on a tirade of conspiracies about foreign interference into Canada contributing to the Alberta independence movement. He claimed “cards are being played to undermine and break up Canada." He leveled accusations at the American ambassador in particular saying there is “American interference in the future of our country” and that “Pete Hoekstra always seems to be at the centre of it.” There's no evidence Ambassador Hoekstra has ever addressed the independence debate within Alberta, much less supported it. Amazon-embed:B0GXDXZ6LX

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