RCMP findings dispute media reports of foreign interference in Alberta independence

Speaking in the Alberta legislature, Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis said RCMP officials have not uncovered any evidence linking foreign governments to the Alberta separatist movement.

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Author: Cosmin Dzsurdzsa

Alberta’s Public Safety Minister Mike Ellis says the RCMP has found no credible evidence that the province’s growing independence movement is being manipulated by foreign interference.

Ellis’ reassurances directly contradict alarming claims pushed by some academics and legacy media reports suggesting Russian and U.S. forces may be fuelling separatist sentiment.

Speaking in the Alberta legislature, Ellis said RCMP officials have not uncovered any evidence linking foreign governments to the Alberta separatist movement.

“I can tell you, from the deputy commissioner of the RCMP, there is no credible information that has been received that suggests that the Alberta separatist movement has been subject to foreign interference,” Ellis said during question period on Thursday.

The statement undercuts recent narratives advanced in media coverage and academic reports warning that Alberta’s sovereignty debate is being exploited by hostile foreign powers such as Russia and the United States.

One such report, produced by Wisinfo Watch, the Canadian Digital Media Research Network, CIPHER AI and others argued that foreign adversaries are using the Alberta referendum debate to undermine Canada and weaken public trust in democratic institutions.

The report claimed Russia, the United States, and AI-driven “economic opportunists” are all amplifying separatist sentiment online to portray Canada as politically unstable and divided.

However, Ellis’ comments suggest law enforcement agencies have not substantiated those claims to the provincial government.