Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over alleged Alberta voter privacy breach
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed over alleged Alberta voter privacy breach
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Publish Date: 2026-06-30 17:10:00
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A retired Alberta lawyer has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging one of the largest privacy breaches in the province’s history exposed the personal information of about 2.9 million voters.
The statement of claim, filed Thursday in the Court of King’s Bench in Edmonton, alleges Alberta’s list of electors was unlawfully accessed and distributed for purposes not authorized under the province’s Elections Act.
The lawsuit names Alberta’s justice and solicitor general, chief electoral officer, Centurion Project Ltd., the Republican Party of Alberta, David Parker and unidentified defendants.
The representative plaintiff is Clint Docken, a retired lawyer and former class-action practitioner.
None of the allegations have been proven in court, and no statements of defence have been filed. The action must be certified by the court before it can proceed as a class proceeding.
The statement of claim says Docken suffered damages that resulted in him purchasing identity theft insurance after the alleged breach.
“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,” read a statement from Steven Cooper, counsel for Docken.
The document says the breach has exposed millions of Albertans to loss of privacy, misuse of personal information, identity-related risks, profiling, targeting, harassment, and significant distress from the loss of control over their personal information.
The lawsuit alleges Elections Alberta obtained credible information on April 27 that Centurion Project Ltd. possessed a copy of the list of electors that had originally been provided to a registered political party.
The lawsuit says the chief electoral…
