Class-action law suit filed over Alberta voter privacy breach tied to separatist groups
A class-action lawsuit alleges nearly three million Albertans' voter data was leaked by a pro‑separatist group, naming the Alberta government and others as defendants.Summary
Clint Docken filed a class-action lawsuit in the Court of King’s Bench on behalf of anyone whose personal information appeared on Alberta’s electors list, alleging that nearly three million Albertans’ voter data was breached and shared by the pro‑separatist Centurion Project Ltd. The suit names the Alberta government, the chief electoral officer, Centurion Project Ltd., its leader David Parker, and the Republican Party of Alberta as defendants, and also lists unspecified individuals who accessed, disclosed, downloaded or used the list as John Doe defendants. It proposes a subclass for vulnerable persons such as victims of domestic violence, peace officers, justice‑system participants, healthcare workers, journalists and elected officials. The allegations have not been proven in court; the Alberta justice minister’s spokesperson said the government takes voter privacy seriously, has received the claim and is reviewing it, while Elections Alberta said the database was traced to an official voter list given to the Republican Party of Alberta and that cease‑and‑desist letters were issued, with the RCMP and Elections Alberta investigating how the Centurion Project obtained the list.
(Source：Calgary Herald)