More likely some ill advised Canadian Oil exec that thinks that they will be better off in the US.
Albertan separatists tend to forget that nobodies want their oil, it’s too costly to transform. The only reason they have a place at the table is that the Federal government massively finance it.
At Trump first term their were talks about passing TransMountain down to the US, they refuse because even TM didn’t respect the American safety standards which is fucking low.
Thinking that thing will change in the US or as Independent nation is fucking laughable, at best Trump or the US will use Alberta to spearhead an invasion of the North for their critical mineral
I feel like your take comes from a lack of information in the subject
Also right to repair come from software interoperability and that’s always a win