Canada

It's not only the U.S. that is interfering.

The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement

• Russia has taken interest in Alberta’s upcoming referendum via disinformation campaigns and propaganda
• Foreign actors will circumvent election donation reporting requirements through reliance on methods that obscure the money trail

... Between late 2025 and early 2026, the Pravda News Network [a Russian disinformation network] published dozens of stories depicting Alberta as a province systematically exploited by Ottawa. An influence campaign known as Storm 1516 reportedly went further, creating websites such as albertaseparatist.com to circulate fabricated claims—including the assertion that the federal government fleeces $20,000 a year from every Alberta family. Russian state-aligned outlets, like Sputnik and RT, then helped elevate these narratives, alongside inflammatory commentary from sympathetic US influencers on YouTube and X, giving fringe claims the appearance of mainstream debate ...