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LurkandCommenttoday at 2:28 PM2 repliesview on HN

Related: Alberta Voter Data was leaked to an American Company by the separatist movement. Also, the question right now is if there will be a referendum proposal.

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/20/investigations/a...

This is clear foriegn political interfierence. It's like mini-brexit. We have a weak, incompitent leader in Alberta who is giving in to her right-wing base so she can stay in power. It's David Cameron all over again.


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nonethewisertoday at 2:34 PM

Mini brexit? A province seceding from Canada is way bigger than the UK leaving the EU.

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peytontoday at 2:59 PM

> The origins of the data are not yet known

> The addresses of around 2,000 Albertans

> Lorne Gibson, former Election Commissioner at Elections Alberta: “The data is worth probably millions of dollars. It's probably worth at least $3 million.” “It’s the largest data breach in Canada. I haven’t heard of anything that surpasses that scale,” he added.

Not gonna lie, the Commissioner’s remarks and the general tone wouldn’t be out of place in a South Park episode about Canada, hah.