Abstract: Background: Wexit, a movement for the secession of the provinces in Western Canada, gained national attention and visibility in the federal elections of 2019, boosted by social media platforms.Analysis: This article explores #wexit interactions on Twitter as a Canadian digital issue public by analyzing the main actors spreading and controlling information and interactions to see if the public Wexit conversation on Twitter engages in alt-right discourse and rhetoric.Conclusion and implications: The analysis shows how #wexit, as a Canadian altern...
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