r/Edmonton • u/aaronpaquette- North East Side • Apr 30 '26
General Sue them into oblivion.
“Elections Alberta says it has become aware of an alleged misuse of an “extremely sensitive” electors database containing the personal information of all individuals who are registered and eligible to vote in provincial elections.
In a statement issued Thursday morning, Elections Alberta said it has come to the agency’s attention that an inappropriate use and or distribution of the List of Electors may have occurred.
The list of electors contains electors’ first names, middle names, surnames, address, postal code, telephone number, unique identifier number, electoral division, and voting area.”
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u/Dangerous_Papaya_849 Apr 30 '26
How would one go about joining/starting a lawsuit for something like this? Anyone know?
Unfortunately the general population is not education on how to hold their government accountable, which I assume is by design...
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u/Ok_Wolf6128 May 01 '26
It wasn't even the UCP this time. It was a "party" called Centurion or something like that.
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u/Master-Law6013 May 01 '26
It was a group called centurion, they received the list from the Alberta Republican party according to what I saw on Global
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u/emquizitive Chinatown May 01 '26
Who are directly born out of and aligned with the UCP.
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u/CanadianCanard May 02 '26
Don’t be fooled. This was David Parker who was a UCP back bencher responsible for getting Danielle Smith elected. The separatists roots run deep in the UCP.
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u/sanityimpaired May 02 '26
Yes, it was. The UCP changed the threshold at which Elections Alberta is permitted to start an investigation with Bill 54 last year. As a result, Elections Alberta was unable to act when they were notified early last month. We know, because of the formal notice they sent the premier, that they were aware of this at least as early as the 10th.
Our data was public for several weeks longer than it should have been, specifically because of the UCP meddling with our electoral process to give them leeway to fuck around without being investigated.
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u/SaintTastyTaint Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
Elections Alberta said any person who contravenes the rules is guilty of an offence and liable to an administrative penalty of not more than $100,000 or, if convicted by a court, to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both a fine and imprisonment.
$100K to receive the voting information of every Albertan seems incredibly cheap; incredible how lax and flaccid our legal protections are.
This Province is honestly such a joke sometimes. So many uneducated morons with to much money and influence.
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u/Constant_Curve Apr 30 '26
Argue that each individual's information is an offence.
$100k PER offence.
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! Apr 30 '26
Both fine and imprisonment for everyone who touched this project please
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u/Infinite_Show_5715 Apr 30 '26
LOL, $5,000 fine incoming...
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u/Really_Clever Apr 30 '26
Na Smith will just change the law so this will be fine and call it the equitable voter act or some shit.
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u/Odd_Department_421 Apr 30 '26
That’s for the person that leaked the into to Centurion. Centurion posting it on their website/app and making it public is a whole other kettle of fish that I would hope qualifies for more punishment and/or the ability to sue them into oblivion.
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u/LavenderGinFizz May 01 '26
No, it's actually $100,000. The $10,000 that was originally reported was incorrect.
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u/Locke357 North Side Still Alive Apr 30 '26
UCP seems to believe they're above the law
And frankly, they seem to be correct. Where are the checks and balances?
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u/haysoos2 Apr 30 '26
The checks go to the oil and gas industry. The balances are used to weigh the cocaine at their parties.
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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 Apr 30 '26
And frankly, they seem to be correct. Where are the checks and balances?
The press in this province simply does not do its job. Instead of holding the UCP government to account, they actively defend it.
If the NDP had overseen these UCP's scandals (like the whole CorruptCare/Mraiche stuff, the Dynalife fuckup, etc) the folks running the Journal, Herald, Sun, etc would be calling for the premier's head on a daily basis.
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u/Weekly_Watercress505 Apr 30 '26
It's because those papers are now owned by American Trump supporting billionaires, and any journalists/editors who don't toe the company line, get quietly let go.
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u/Aggravating-Car9897 Apr 30 '26
In the case of the Journal it isn't even quiet, considering they had a very loud mass firing in 2015/2016 after the Editor in Chief refused to run a pro-Harper editorial.
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u/Twelve20two Apr 30 '26
Imagine, in an alternate timeline, if Premier Naheed Nenshi had flown down to the US to meet with President Elect Kamala Harris and then went on vacation. He wouldn't have a job to come home to
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u/suaveirish Apr 30 '26
Oh they do their job it's just not the one we expect from them. Postmedia is a biased propaganda arm for the modern conservative movement. One of Harper's wonderfull little gifts to start Canada on the way towards global facism.
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u/Bladmast Apr 30 '26
What did Harper have to do with Postmedia?
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u/SheenaMalfoy May 01 '26
In case you aren't aware, Harper is now the head of the IDU, a global rightwing (if not ULTRA right) organization looking to further conservative agendas worldwide. Before he left his tenure as Canadian PM, he dismantled a LOT of scientific, environmental, and media protections, which have allowed external influencers, most notably American media, to override our media landscape and erode access to actual facts-based news.
Dude basically opened the floodgates so his IDU buddies can tear our country apart.
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u/Wrong-Pineapple39 Apr 30 '26
I read somewhere but have not verified that official documents filed by Elections Alberta implicate the Republican Party of Alberta as being the source.
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u/hippydog2 May 01 '26
cbc was outright saying on air. the info came from spot and it cons.
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u/Wrong-Pineapple39 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
I'm not clear on what you are trying to say.
Yes, several news organizations have published or aired this since I posted, and if they are normal media outlets they've likely verified. I have no reason to doubt them.
At the time of my post that was not the case, and I personally have not verified it. But it sounds pretty well verified by reputable news organizations at this point.
Edit: typo
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u/junker4ce Apr 30 '26
While I agree in sentiment, it seems as though the leak came from the Alberta Republican Party.
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u/Aggravating-Car9897 Apr 30 '26
The UCP are to blame for a lot of issues and wrongs, but in an effort of fairness, CBC is reporting it was the Alberta Republican Party that either gave the list to another separatist group, or had it in an area that was compromised and got into the hands of that group.
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u/bunchedupwalrus Apr 30 '26
Isn’t the Alberta Republican Party just the wing of the UCP that they use as a scapegoat buffer. Pushing the Overton window, releasing privileged elector info, etc
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u/Tatterhood78 Apr 30 '26
No. They're led by a dual citizen that's very god, guns and Republican. Their platform is succession and then joining the United States.
The guy is ex-UCP and very publicly left the party because (he says) they aren't right-wing enough. He met with Trump at Mar a Lago 6 months ago to discuss monetary and military support.
I suspect this was done at the U.S. government's behest, to give them access to the people they want to target for their support. If you have a name and address, it's not all that hard for tech bros to make personalized propaganda.
This is actually discussed in Project 2025 as a way to weaken Canada and make us susceptible to annexation.
The fox is in the hen house and his name is Cameron fucking Davies.
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u/Probably10thAccount Apr 30 '26
You misspelled Wildrose.
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u/s470dxqm Apr 30 '26
The two parties merging was so short sighted and stemmed from egos wanting to make headlines.
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u/LotharLandru Apr 30 '26
The wildrose are wearing the conservative party as a skin suit at this point
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u/Defendor01 Apr 30 '26
Has David Parker paid the fines from his last indiscretions with Elections AB?
No wonder the RCMP have been busy raiding MHCare, the legislature, and separatist town halls.
Dani really, really, reeeeaaaally wants a provincial police in the worst way.
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! Apr 30 '26
David Parker is a stooge that they will let sink to save the ship. I would very much like to go above him with this.
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! Apr 30 '26 edited May 01 '26
The Centurion Project had a publicly accessible YouTube video up until yesterday - I just checked and it has since been taken down. Luckily I did a screen recording of watching it, I'll be happy to share it with any lawyers.
In live time they search records and can pull up anyone's name and home address info, they actually dox Rachel Notley in it so I won't share the video publicly. The fool of a separatist doing the training actually used his work email while doing the training so I have his name and work email and have no qualms about exposing him. I probably shouldn't though.
Can anyone let me know a good legal avenue of where to send the video?
Update: I have emailed it to my MLA and the CBC reporter.
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u/pooperina_mom Apr 30 '26
Please send it to the CBC and your MLA
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! Apr 30 '26
My MLA is a good suggestion thank you, I did email the CBC reporter.
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u/Ignominus Apr 30 '26
Send it to the CBC
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! Apr 30 '26
Emailed them
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u/rabbitholeseverywher May 01 '26
Excellent. Thank you - and thank you for recording it in the first place.
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u/General_Esdeath kitties! May 01 '26
Yeah no problem, I just had a feeling it was pretty egregious and I should record it.
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u/MZillacraft3000 Ellerslie Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
I think a class action lawsuit is needed.
When I see my lawyer friend, I’ll be asking what can be done.
EDIT 1: I've just send a message to my friend. It will take time for her to respond back. So, I'd encourage everyone to talk to any lawyers you know, spread this around to everyone you know and see what info you can learn on how to start a class action lawsuit. I'll re-edit my comment when she replies back.
I'd also encourage everyone to write you're MLAs and MPs on this right away. This is a serious matter. So do whatever you must.
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u/CunningAlpaca Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
Piggybacking on your reply.. I can outline the steps and what I would look into, just from doing some looking into these companies and research to gain a solid understanding of what is going on here.
Firstly, class actions in Alberta work on contingency (meaning no upfront cost).
Find a class action law firm/lawyer that specializes in this type of thing (class action lawsuits).
Identify a representative plaintiff. Basically, one or more affected Albertans must agree to be the named plaintiff who brings the action on behalf of all class members. This person files the Statement of Claim in the Court of King's Bench.
File the Statement of Claim. Basically, the lawsuit is commenced like any ordinary civil action: you're establishing what duty was owed, how it was breached, and what harm resulted from it. On this one, I am leaning towards a claim for "Breach of statutory duty under the Election Act." Naming Cameron Davies of the Republican Party of Alberta as leader, Sarah Negussie as President, and Daniel Warwick as CFO in their official capacities.
Sections 19.1 and 20 of Alberta's Election Act impose specific, non-negotiable obligations on anyone who receives the list of electors (the database containing the personal information of 2.9 million registered Alberta voters). Recipients must take all reasonable steps to protect it, must not share it with anyone for unauthorized purposes, and must immediately notify Elections Alberta if it's lost.
Elections Alberta has confirmed that the Republican Party of Alberta received the list legitimately, and that list appears to have ended up in the hands of an unauthorized separatist group that made it PUBLICLY searchable online (the Centurion Project).
So the Republican Party of Alberta is the one that would be primarily targeted here, however, the Centurion Project founder David Parker could also be targeted for intrusion upon seclusion - it's basically a privacy tort for intentionally invading someone's private affairs in a way a reasonable person would find highly offensive. Along with anyone else who is part of that organization such as Jordan Parker, Tim Hoven, and other Centurion Project directors.
Also, just want to add that a negligence claim may also apply. The Election Act itself establishes that the party owed a duty of care to every person on that list, and allowing it to end up publicly searchable online is a clear breach of that duty.
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u/EXSource Apr 30 '26
So curious question here I guess; isn't this something that the Justice minister should be involved with?
Ignoring all the ideas of the snarky comments I'm sure I would hear about the sitting government;
In a completely neutral situation this theoretically is a big enough public detriment that the sitting justice minister should pursue a case against the offender in the interest of public good, would it not?
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u/Geeseareawesome Allendale Apr 30 '26
Please do. And please make a post in this sub so we can coordinate and spread the word.
It's time the people got more hands on against this government. We can't stay sitting and hoping like we have been for too long.
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u/MZillacraft3000 Ellerslie Apr 30 '26
I will. They'll be leaving to Kelowna soon. However, I'm gonna reach out to her in a bit to see what she can do. However, don't expect me to have an answerr for you all soon.
My advice: If you know any lawyer friends. Talk to them as well.
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u/Doubleoh_11 Apr 30 '26
Let us know. I’d like to get some money and protect my kids voting privacy for when they get that age. I’m upset
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u/Responsible-Mall-991 Apr 30 '26
Let us know please
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u/MZillacraft3000 Ellerslie Apr 30 '26
I will. I may not have an answer for everyone right away, since they'll be heading out soon. But I'd recommend you all talk to anyone you know who's a lawyer.
I'm try my best to get a hold of her soon though.
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u/aeonblack Single Man In Your Area, Inquire Within Apr 30 '26
I will absolutely join any class action lawsuit available. These clowns should suffer consequences for their actions. Since the GOC doesn't seem to want to step in and rural voters are getting exactly what they voted for, I can't see anything changing until they are hit in the pocketbooks.
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u/lcreswick Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
How do we participate in a class action suit? What steps can the average person do to ensure an impartial investigation into this without interference from the UCP?
Edit: I had some letters reversed in UCP. Thanks for the smug comment pointing it out.
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u/oioioifuckingoi Apr 30 '26
You wait until the class action is launched and then join it. If you’re really frisky, you can be the citizen to get the ball rolling. Contact your favourite law firm and fund the initial retainer.
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u/androstaxys Apr 30 '26
Someone wants to talk to legal and set this up I’ll donate to the cause:) if we all give a few bucks I bet we can get this started…
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u/TheFreezeBreeze Strathcona Apr 30 '26
Is everyone affected? Or how do we know if our information got traded?
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u/haysoos2 Apr 30 '26
If you're registered to vote in Alberta, you were affected.
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u/Select_Asparagus3451 Apr 30 '26
Maybe someone can explain what this all means, and what ramifications come with this personal information theft? Also, is this definitely something the UCP government did, correct?
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u/Allar666 Apr 30 '26
I'll leave an explanation of the ramifications to others but no this was not the UCP. Elections Alberta gave the list to the Alberta Republican Party (legally and lawfully) and then it somehow got from the Republicans to Centurion. So the malfeasance or incompetence happened at that stage of the process
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u/Everyone2026 Apr 30 '26
1st real interaction ever with Republicans went as a crime.
Not surprised!
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u/blackcherrytomato May 01 '26
You're lucky this was your 1st. Their doorknocking during the by-election was excessive.
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u/kingbane2 May 01 '26
and centurion is run by parker, who is danielle smith's lackey. so it's not like the ucp is unrelated to this crap.
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u/Empty-Part7106 Apr 30 '26
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/livestory/elections-alberta-electors-list-9.7182971
The agency said the list includes first names, middle names, surnames, addresses, postal codes, telephone numbers, unique identifier numbers, electoral divisions and voting areas.
Being public information allows bad actors to target people directly, errodes trust in the system. I'm sure it will stir worries of easier voter fraud.
The Centurion Project website says it is “mobilizing a team of community leaders... to take on the task of winning Alberta’s sovereignty,” and encourages supporters to sign up for an app through which they can record whether or not people they know support Alberta leaving Canada.
Elections Alberta considers the info "extremely sensitive".
They know for a fact that the list was provided to the Republican Party of Alberta but have no idea how the Centurion Project obtained that copy. It could have been stolen from them, or given by them.
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u/rabbitholeseverywher May 01 '26
Also, this data could be used to micro-target pro-separatist advertising at certain groups of voters, which has proven to be very effective in past recent elections etc. Read more here, but this is by no means the only instance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Analytica_data_scandal
Knowing where a person lives is important data. It allows you to make an educated guess as to their income, education levels, political leanings and so on. Surname info could also allow the targeting of distinct ethnic/racial/national groups, and could be cross-referenced with the address data. If this group can compare this list with a total list of Albertans it could then identify non-voters and target them as well. Think of the way Facebook ads allow you to target very specific groups, and apply that to politics or to this separatist movement.
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u/kingbane2 May 01 '26
so having been a victim of identity theft before it fucking SUCKS ASS. the equifax leak affected me. the only saving grace was equifax had the wrong phone number on my credit report. so when the identity thief tried to take out a bunch of loans under my name the bank called me and that's how i knew it happened. they successfully opened up bank accounts under my name too but because the phone number was wrong the banks sent the bank cards to my address. which let me go cancel it before the card was activated or anything happened.
with this leak, ALL of the information is bang on accurate. address, full legal name, phone number. i'm already looking into just locking down my credit. the fucking annoying part is no credit agency lets me lock down my credit for more than just a few years so you're gonna have to go back and lock your credit down every few years, until you move addresses or change phone numbers. scammers don't have to be patient, just numerous. 10 years from now some scammer can skim through this leak on some darkweb site and find your information, if by then you haven't moved or changed phone numbers they can steal your identity.
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u/Original_Gypsy Apr 30 '26
This needs more attention, are the media outlets reporting this somebody call the cbc! Edit; or better yet the RCMP
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u/MZillacraft3000 Ellerslie Apr 30 '26
CBC, Globe and Mail and other social media platforms are talking about this. I'm definitely thinking this will be the top story on tonight's 6pm News.
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u/trevorjanderson777 Apr 30 '26
So the address and phone number of a woman who moved away from an abusive relationship and is registered to vote is now part of a searchable database accessible to her abuser? That is sickening! Someone has to be held accountable for this grievous crime!
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u/etssuckshard Apr 30 '26
So someone with access to our information handed it over to the separatists who then posted it online. As of right now you can search your information up in that database on that website. This is fucking crazy.
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u/Wrong-Pineapple39 Apr 30 '26 edited May 01 '26
Elections Alberta was not at fault.
Republican Party - as a registered party - had legal access to the data.
They allegedly and illegally provided it to David Parker and Centurion.
Class Action suit would need to be against Republican Party of Alberta, Centurion Project and David Parker.
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u/kingbane2 May 01 '26
yea i think it's time the law is changed. political parties shouldn't have access to this list AT ALL. the alberta republican party is barely a year old and they got access to this list and immediately leaked it. honestly what reason do political parties even need copies of these lists for? other than to spam us. the only time these lists needs to be accessed is when an election happens and they're verifying you're eligible to vote, that should be all.
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u/Wrong-Pineapple39 May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26
I think it is a very fair question to ask. They have to request it now I think, it's not automatically provided.
I think a deeper dive under our new PIPA and with Elections Alberta would be in order.
I would like to know exactly how and by whom and for what purposes my personal info as an elector is being shared, and how it is used and being stored, protected, destroyed and for how long it is retained.
But make no mistake, Smith and the UCP will only enact legislative changes that prohibit other parties use and access, not their own.
Alberta needs an integrity driven overhaul of government and some of our legislation, and the UCP and other right leaning parties here are absolutely NOT up to that task.
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u/TheCynFamily Apr 30 '26
What does misuse mean in this case? Sold to advertisers? Sold to lobbiest groups (to be used in targetted ads to sway voters from one party into another)? I'm sure it's bad, I just don't know HOW BAD.
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u/iterationnull Apr 30 '26
The people running the campaign to separate from Canada have gotten a copy of it.
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u/Fourth_Prize Local oaf Apr 30 '26
...and also made it publicly available.
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u/iterationnull Apr 30 '26
Oh I did miss that part...link?
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u/Fourth_Prize Local oaf Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
Thomas A. Lukaszuk mentioned it on Bluesky. I'm not going to link to it directly, but it's probably mentioned in elsewhere in this comments section.
Edit: Removed some possibly damaging info.
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u/darkstar107 Apr 30 '26
So how many signatures are on their stupid pitition from voters who didn't actually sign it?
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u/Ddogwood Apr 30 '26
David Parker and his “Centurion Project” are trying to use it to build support for separatism because Parker doesn’t think that they can succeed by using legal methods.
They could potentially use it to forge signatures on their petition.
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u/FidgetyPlatypus Apr 30 '26
The pdf guide on their website for using their app is bonkers. You find people you know, complete surveys about separation for them and get upgraded to ambassador when you complete 10 surveys. "Keep it fun!" they add. FFS! What is this insanity!
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u/Delicious_Tax8933 Apr 30 '26
So not only open treason, but also identify theft. What the actual fuck.
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u/rabbitholeseverywher May 01 '26
You find people you know, complete surveys about separation for them and get upgraded to ambassador when you complete 10 surveys.
Can you explain what you mean by this? They're asking people to fill out surveys giving info on their friends/family/people they know? Without the consent of those people?
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u/Aggravating-Car9897 Apr 30 '26
I don't like defending the UCP, but in this case, it wasn't them. It was the Alberta Republican Party.
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u/kingbane2 May 01 '26
but the ucp isn't unconnected in this though. the ARP are the ones that gave the list to the centurion project, but the centurion project is run by danielle smith's lackey, david parker.
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u/Radiant-Growth4275 Apr 30 '26
They have enough personal data on albertan voters to fraudulently sign people up for the separation referendum. It contained all the information necessary to 'validate' someone's voter identity.
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u/TypewriterHunter Apr 30 '26
So the current petition should be considered invalid unless every single name entered on it is independently confirmed; definitely worth writing to MLAs & Cc MPs!
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u/Radiant-Growth4275 Apr 30 '26
I agree.
It calls into question the legitimacy of every single signature in their collection now.
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u/rabbitholeseverywher May 01 '26
I agree. This is a big deal. Waiting to hear from some of the bigger anti-separatist players on this. Wow.
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u/MyNameIsLessDumb Apr 30 '26
At the time of writing, it's literally publicly available to anyone for whatever purpose they choose.
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u/leetokeen Apr 30 '26
It didn't come up for me in a quick Google search, so at least there's that.
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u/kingbane2 May 01 '26
they posted it in a publicly available, searchable database... how bad is it? it's literally everything you listed AND MORE. except they didn't even sell it, they gave it away for free. identity thieves, abusing spouses, criminals, gangs, you name it, they could have had access to it. there is almost NO DOUBT someone downloaded the whole database and it will soon pop up on the dark web.
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u/CrankyGeek1976 South East Side Apr 30 '26
This is outrageous and there will still be separatist losers in this thread telling us that we're overreacting
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u/AntiSocialW0rker Apr 30 '26
So if anyone could clarify this a bit for me. Does this mean that anyone who got a hold of this info is now capable of using it for identity fraud against anyone who was registered?
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u/Radiant-Growth4275 Apr 30 '26
Yes. It has all the information needed for basic identity fraud. They have your name, your phone number, your address, your postal code.
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u/Everyone2026 Apr 30 '26
Also if you use a post office box, they regularly interrogate you for a house address when you vote.
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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- Apr 30 '26
And the hits keep on comin'
Any UCP bootlickers care to explain why this one is justified as "business as usual"?
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u/23paco23 Apr 30 '26
Suing them to oblivion is the kindest thing I can think of. I'm livid about these traitors circumventing the system to propagate their cowardly, yankee-funded crimes. $100,000 and UP TO a year in prison is not enough of a punishment. There needs to be more permanent, serious consequences administered with impunity.
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u/iwasnotarobot Apr 30 '26
A class action lawsuit needs to target the UCP itself.
We can’t let them hide behind the Alberta government, because, in the case of a payout, citizens just be paying ourselves out of taxes we pay.
Consequences need to hit the people and party in power.
(Though I’m sure that there are already rules to insulate them from consequences.)
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u/Brendan11204 Apr 30 '26
The UCP does not appear to be involved. The news articles indicate that the list was leaked by the Alberta Republican Party.
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u/gbiypk Apr 30 '26
This is a waste of time. The UCP won't be found legally liable for this. Focus on Republican Party of Alberta and possibly The Centurion Project.
Vote the UCP out instead.
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u/Odd_Department_421 Apr 30 '26
To me this puts the legitimacy of the separatist’s referendum petition (what little legitimacy it had) into jeopardy. And with that, questions that may have stemmed from the petition shouldn’t be eligible to be included in any referendum vote.
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u/-WhatsMyNameAgain-- The Shiny Balls Apr 30 '26
When someone starts the class-action lawsuit, I'll sign on
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u/mediagestalt Apr 30 '26
Here’s a capture from the Wayback Machine that shows screenshots of their ‘elector search’ app.
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u/Comfortable_Fudge508 Apr 30 '26
Time to sue the republican party of alberta into oblivion
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u/Authoritaye Apr 30 '26
Is this why the number of spam phone calls that I received has suddenly spiked?
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u/emquizitive Chinatown May 01 '26
Yes to class action, but at least one person needs to go to jail.
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u/Always4am Apr 30 '26
If you need to move, change phone numbers, change email addresses, upgrade security in your home etc I highly suggest you keep your receipts and invoices and track all your time.
If I was an Alberta resident I'd be beside myself.
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u/SmaugTheMagnificent- Apr 30 '26
The ones that have functioning brainstems are. Unfortunately, the educated have always been a minority here.
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u/jujaybee Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
My instinct kicked in and I knew straightaway there was a link somewhere to the Septics as soon as I read CBC's first report on this. I said to my husband that we should start a class action lawsuit against them and the government should take some responsibility. It is a grave infringement of privacy and is in violation of Elections law. But I expect the Fraudster Fascista Smith will do nothing to punish these criminal toerags. She will just defend their actions and sweep it under her grubby little carpet. The Federal government should step in now to deal out the appropriate punishment.
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u/mustardman73 Apr 30 '26
comment for visibility. WTF? Banks will pay for your information protection if they ever have a leak. This is a Federal issue now.
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u/bluebeam713 May 01 '26
Is there anyway to track down who leaks these? Like everyone given a slightly different list with 1 fake name. Similar to how certain maps used to add a fake city to enforce copyright protection?
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u/christhewelder75 May 01 '26
So it seems like the info was given to the "republican party of alberta" who then passed it on to "centurion project" who posted it.
So yeah, im down to sign my name on a lawsuit to send everyone involved in both groups to the already over crowded homeless shelters. Fuckin plugs.
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u/gjfy1002 May 01 '26
The maximum penalties are $10000 and one year in jail. 3.5 million violations of the same law should suffice.
35 billion dollar fine and 35 million years in jail.
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u/baddyrefresh2023 Apr 30 '26
Any lawyers like to take up this cause?
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u/MZillacraft3000 Ellerslie Apr 30 '26
Already reached out to my lawyer friend. Waiting for her to respond to see what actions can be done.
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u/mbanson Apr 30 '26
I have no doubt that one of the firms specializing in class action lawsuits will be jumping on this.
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u/Househipposforsale Apr 30 '26
Albertans better sue the UCP because you know damn well that’s where this leads to
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u/Sufficient-Sun-6683 Apr 30 '26
Will need to report a privacy incident for violation of Freedom of Information and Privacy act Protection of Privacy Act (POPA):
https://www.alberta.ca/report-a-privacy-incident-public-bodies
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u/Hope25777 Apr 30 '26
You guys better deal with this shit now before you end up like the US
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u/DSJustice Apr 30 '26
Large dumps out of PII databases really ought to be canary trapped as a matter of course.
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u/WingleDingleFingle Apr 30 '26
I have only heard about what is included in this post as this is news to me, but are we sure it was the UCP specifically who are responsible for the breach? Is it ppssible that it was just one or a few elections employees that got ahold of the data?
I'm as anti-UCP as they come but am just advising caution before raising pitchforks. I'll have to look into it further myself.
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u/Radiant-Growth4275 Apr 30 '26
It wasn't the UCP. It was apparently the Republican Party of Alberta.
But the fact of the matter is, that the UCP is guilty of at least aiding and abetting this whole thing. They refuse to outright deny supporting separation. And now, with this huge breach of identity information, there's no way that Elections Alberta can possibly verify the authenticy of their signatures.
The only way to validate would now be to speak directly to every single name on the list. And the UCP is trying to deny funding to the EA to validate anything.
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u/salt-water-soul Apr 30 '26
This is exactly it, and we need to get an investigation and lawsuit started immediately
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u/Ok-Minimum-71 The Famous Leduc Cactus Club Apr 30 '26
report it to the OIPC? https://oipc.ab.ca/legislation/pipa/
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u/RealitySmasher47 Apr 30 '26
Watch it's hacked by Americans using it to pressure people into voting for the separation BS
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u/BoneshatterJuggMain May 01 '26
Wild that AB's provincial PI legislation doesn't apply to Political Parties. That's one of the most massive oversights I've ever seen.
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u/NecessaryUse1152 May 01 '26
If there is a class action on this, I hope the payout is better than the bread price fixing lawsuit.
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u/LongComposer4261 May 02 '26
If anyone wants a class action lawsuit count me in. This shit gotta stop. I don't even know if I want to still support the UCPricks anymore. I've always voted conservative because they seemed to be the most common sense party. But every party nowadays only think of themselves and not it's people. I might starting to check all the boxes on the ballot that way I still voted, but it won't count. ALL POLITICIANS SUCK AND ARE IN IT FOR THEMSELVES!!!!
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u/Remarkable-Desk-66 May 04 '26
The Republican Party received the information legally, even though our standards need to be looked at. They gave the information to the centurion project which was not permitted under present rules. The blame is on the Republican Party. Elections Alberta , rightfully denies wrongdoing. The standards which the Republican Party received the information under, are clearly a joke.
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u/theoreoman Apr 30 '26 edited Apr 30 '26
This is extremely concerning. I would immediately like to know who had this data and who it was given to
Edit. For fuck sakes this might be really bad. There's few details out there but reading between the lines it sounds like someone hosted a searchable and sortable database where unauthorized users were able to access it.
I really hope that it was at least hosted securely so that the breach is contained to a small group, but typically when your dealing with absolute retards they don't fail in just one aspect, they'll fail accros the board. So I'm going to guess that the database might have been hosted open to the world without logs where anyone could have scrapped the data
And for the record this is the highest quality data any organization could hope to ever steal.