Alberta voter list breach sparks proposed class-action lawsuit

A proposed class‑action lawsuit has been filed in Alberta alleging that the personal information of nearly three million registered voters was accessed and published without authorization. The claim says names, addresses, telephone numbers and unique elector identification numbers from the Alberta List of Electors were obtained by a separatist group operating the Centurion Project website.

Retired lawyer Clint Docken leads the action, which also creates a subclass for vulnerable people such as domestic‑violence victims, elected officials and peace officers. Defendants include the provincial government, the chief electoral officer, Elections Alberta, the Republican Party of Alberta, and David Parker, identified as the separatist group’s leader. The lawsuit has not yet been certified and the allegations remain unproven. Ongoing investigations involve the RCMP, Elections Alberta and the provincial privacy watchdog. Plaintiff counsel Steven Cooper warned that, “If these allegations are proven, this is not just a technical breach – it is a staggering failure that exposes the private lives of nearly three million Albertans to misuse.”