February 6, 2025
Wexit Canada interim leader says Trudeau's 2019 win prompted him to back the movement
Wexit Canada, which is headquartered in Leduc, Alta. according to Elections Canada, officially became an eligible federal political party in January.
Wexit Canada, which is headquartered in Leduc, Alta. according to Elections Canada, officially became an eligible federal political party in January.

OTTAWA — The new interim leader of the separatist party Wexit Canada Jay Hill says the re-election of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government was what convinced him that Western Canada needs to form an independent nation.

The Wexit party’s view is that Confederation isn’t working for Western Canada, specifically Alberta and Saskatchewan, and that it’s time to split off from the rest of the country.

The separatist movement saw new life breathed into it on election night 2019, with the Liberal win tapping into anger and frustration among voters who felt they’ve been short-changed by the federal government. #Wexit began trending on Twitter in Canada in the early morning hours after the election results came in. 

In an interview on CTV’s Question Period, host Evan Solomon asked Hill—who served as a Conservative MP for 17 years and was the house leader and government whip under former prime minister Stephen Harper—when he came to the conclusion that it was time for Western Canada to go it alone.

“I think the deal breaker was the re-election of Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government last October, but I’ve been speaking out on independence for Western Canada, writing newspaper columns over the last two years now, and I was clearly leaning that way, I was trying to lead some, or at least prompt some discussion on the subject,” Hill said. 

“But when Justin Trudeau was elected, largely because of the Maritimes and Quebec and Ontario … it was very clear then that the West is once again completely out of step with central Canada.”

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See Also:

(1) Wexit Canada Membership

(2) Much to love about Canada, despite any imperfections