Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion
Saskatchewan premier dismisses tech mogul's call for provinces to split from Canada.
AI-assisted coverage comparison, editor-supervised · How this was made
Moe’s reply stems from a series of posts made on X, where Elon Musk encouraged Quebec, Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada. Oct. 22, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu)
Photograph: CTV News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Elon Musk posted on X suggesting Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan should separate from Canada.
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe responded to Musk's suggestion with the single word 'No'.
- Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon stated that Quebec's independence "will be realized one day."
- No right-rated outlets covered this story.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
87/100
Hype
30/100
9 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), suggested on the platform that Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan should separate from Canada. Musk’s posts followed a statement from Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, who said that Quebec’s independence "will be realized one day." Musk responded to Plamondon's statement by writing, "Good. Quebec should separate. They would be better off. Alberta and Saskatchewan should separate too."
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe publicly dismissed Musk's suggestion. Moe quote-replied to Musk's post with the single word "No." CTV News reported that Moe has previously spoken against Saskatchewan separating from Canada, but has defended Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's right to include separation in referendums. Moe also stated that Saskatchewan has similar legislation for plebiscites and citizen-initiated referendums.
Coverage comparison
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated reports mentioned Elon Musk's suggestion for separation or Premier Scott Moe's response.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 8 Oct 2026, 02:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
3 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports focused on Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's response to Elon Musk's suggestion. All three left-rated digests reported Moe's single-word reply, "No." They also noted Musk's suggestion that Saskatchewan and Alberta should separate from Canada, and his reaction to Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's statement about Quebec independence.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports highlighted Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's dismissal of Elon Musk's call for separation. All four centre-rated digests stated that Moe responded to Musk with "No." They also included Musk's suggestion for Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to separate, and his comment on Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon's statement about independence. CTV News, in its full report, added that Moe has previously spoken against separation but has defended Alberta's right to hold referendums on the topic.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 43% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion biased?
- Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Scott Moe says 'No' to Elon Musk's separation suggestion?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Elon Musk suggest?
- Elon Musk suggested on X that Quebec, Alberta, and Saskatchewan should separate from Canada. He made this suggestion after Quebec premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon stated that Quebec's independence would be realized one day.
- How did Saskatchewan's premier respond to Elon Musk?
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe responded to Elon Musk's suggestion with the single word 'No.' This was a public dismissal of the tech mogul's call for the province to separate from Canada.
- Did any right-rated outlets cover this story?
- No right-rated outlets covered this story. The reports analysed came from left and centre-rated publications, as well as unrated digests.
Read it at the source
9 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
3- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk's encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: 'No' (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: ‘No’ (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk's encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: 'No' (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
4- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk's encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: 'No' (opens Narcity in a new tab)
- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk's encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: 'No' (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
Winnipeg Free Press — is Winnipeg Free Press biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘No’: Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s calls for Saskatchewan to separate (opens CP24 in a new tab)
- ‘No’: Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s calls for Saskatchewan to separate (opens CTV News in a new tab)
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
2- Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers shut down tech titan Elon Musk's call for separation (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Premier Moe shuts down Elon Musk’s encouragement for Saskatchewan separation: ‘No’ (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
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