Peter Downing

Peter Downing is a pro-annexation Albertan separatist and the former leader of Wexit Canada, now known as the Maverick Party. Downing founded Wexit Canada in the aftermath of the 2019 Canadian federal election, which resulted in Justin Trudeau continuing as prime minister. Downing stepped aside as leader of Wexit Canada in June 2020 after recruiting interim leader and former Conservative Member of Parliament Jay Hill.

Downing was previously a candidate for the Christian Heritage Party of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. Downing created two organizations, Alberta Fights Back and Saskatchewan Fights Back, both of which served as vehicles for his separatist activism. Through this work he became affiliated with the Prairie Freedom Movement, later becoming their spokesperson.

In August 2020, Downing launched the Alberta USA Foundation, along with high visibility billboards in Edmonton and Ottawa, bearing the image of US President Donald Trump, asking the question, "Should Alberta join the USA?"

Promotion of conspiracy theories Downing is reported to have promoted multiple conspiracy theories including accusations that Justin Trudeau left his teaching position over sexual misconduct and that the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation was secretly normalizing pedophilia. and modified from the validated results in accordance with the Judge's rulings. The margin of Sohi over Uppal increased from 79 votes to 92 votes as a result of the recount. |