Attention-seeking or a chance to 'plant seeds'?: Why Alberta separatists keep travelling south of the border

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Would you rather sip drinks poolside in Palm Beach, Fla., or trudge through the snow of Alberta?

Last week, the leader of the Republican Party of Alberta, Cameron Davies, didn’t have to choose: he did both — hobnobbing with U.S. Republicans at Mar-a-Lago before returning to his beloved province, the one he hopes will soon declare independence from Canada.

Rubbing elbows with American conservatives like former North Carolina representative Madison Cawthorn and Trump administration official Kari Lake, Davies made the rounds in Florida following meetings at the White House with undersecretary-level officials and in New York with Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.

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He says his educational conversations “plant seeds”