
People line up at the Big Four Building to sign a petition triggering a referendum asking if Alberta should secede from Canada, in Calgary on Jan. 26, 2026. The Canadian Press/Dayne Patterson
An Alberta judge has ordered a separatist advocacy group to remove a publicly accessible voter database containing personal information tied to roughly 2.9 million Albertans.
Justice John Little issued the order April 30 after Elections Alberta sought urgent court intervention, alleging the voter information was distributed in breach of Alberta election law.

