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Charlie Angus claims Russians, Trump are behind Alberta independence push

Subhead:The former NDP deputy leader made a series of bizarre claims during a press conference, attempting to pin the blame for a surge in support for Alberta independence on foreign actors in both Russia and the United States.# YouTube-embed:GM5XxpMc1wg Charlie Angus held a press conference in Ottawa this week, where he claimed Russian bot farms, offshore actors, and the Trump White House are coordinating to amplify Alberta's independence movement. Sheila Gunn Reid and Lise Merle reacted on Tuesday's Rebel Roundup — and they had questions for the former New Democrat MP from Timmins, Ont. Both hosts were dismissive of Angus's claims, with Sheila noting that the RCMP and Canada's public safety minister have both said there is zero evidence of foreign interference in the independence movement. “We know the people involved in the independence campaign,” she said. “Seven thousand canvassers volunteering their time in the dead of winter. No one's given the independence movement anything except motivation — and that's come from a hundred years of mistreatment at the hands of the feds.” Lise pointed out the double standard at the heart of Angus's worldview. “The only reason those things won was because of interference and because big bad guys from Russia,” she said, summarizing his logic. “Not because they had good ideas and people were sick of the woke.” Sheila also took aim at Angus's claim that he had never seen the Parti Québécois meet with American officials , citing her own reporting for Rebel News' Alberta Fact Check campaign.

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