CSIS Letter Informs Alberta NDP Leader of Foreign Interference Risk; Premier's Office Calls the Statement 'Fearmongering'

CSIS letter informs Alberta NDP leader of foreign interference risk; Premier's office calls the statement 'fearmongering'

zmason@medicinehatnews.com ZOE MASON zmason@medicinehatnews.com Opposition leader Naheed Nenshi shared a letter he received from the Canadian Security and Intelligence Service last month that confirms the intelligence agency is monitoring for foreign interference ahead of October’s referendum. “Democratic events such as the upcoming referendum could create the conditions foreign actors seek to exploit, such as through

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Alberta referendum could be target for foreign interference, CSIS says in new letter to NDP

Alberta’s referendum on national unity could be a target for foreign interference, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is monitoring the risks, the agency says in a letter to the leader of the Alberta NDP.

Alberta Fact Check: Did Naheed Nenshi misrepresent CSIS' position on Alberta's referendum?

Subhead:The full text of a letter written by CSIS explains how Canada's intel agency is mandated to investigate electoral threats and notes that democratic events, including Alberta's upcoming referendum, can create opportunities that hostile foreign actors may seek to exploit.#   Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi suggested Premier Danielle Smith's government is failing to protect the integrity of Alberta's independence referendum and cited a let…

Alberta Referendum Faces Foreign Influence Scrutiny

Canada’s new foreign influence transparency commissioner says anyone acting on behalf of a foreign government to influence a potential Alberta separation referendum could be required to register as a foreign agent. Speaking before a Senate committee, Anton Boegman said the foreign influence law applies not only to federal politics but also to provincial, territorial and municipal political processes. He explained that if a referendum on Alberta …