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He did add, however, that the officials were at the cabinet level and that one left their meeting to go directly to the Oval Office.
Albertans want lower taxes, deregulation, and more control over policing, immigration and trade. But rather than negotiating with Ottawa for more power, the way Premier Danielle Smith is, the APP wants Alberta to control its own future.
Support for Albertan independence has grown with the province's frustrations with Ottawa. A provincial poll this month indicates that the governing United Conservative Party (UCP) has 43 per cent of voter support in the province, but the independence-leaning Republican Party of Alberta has 11 per cent, which notably includes strong rural support.