MAGA-Connected Centurion Tool Swept Up Data on 2.9 Million Albertans in One of Canada’s Biggest Political Privacy Breaches

One of the largest political privacy scandals in modern Canadian history is now under multiple investigations after a voter database linked to the Alberta separatist-linked Centurion Project allegedly exposed personal information tied to Alberta Elections' official provincial list of electors. Court filings and Elections Alberta investigators say the searchable database appeared to contain names, addresses, electoral divisions and polling station information associated with roughly 2.9 million registered Alberta voters. The platform was reportedly demonstrated publicly through online videos and presentations before a judge ordered the system removed in April. The RCMP, Alberta's privacy commissioner and Elections Alberta are now investigating how the information was obtained, distributed and potentially accessed by thousands of users across the province while legal pressure continues mounting around the growing scandal.

Court documents first detailed by CBC News revealed investigators used hidden “salt names” embedded inside official voter lists to trace the exposed data back to a copy legally provided to the Republican Party of Alberta. Investigators reportedly found 86 fictional identities inside the Centurion database matching those embedded records. Elections Alberta also concluded that names entered into the Centurion system matched internal provincial voter files exactly. «The public will suffer significant and irreparable harm unless immediate action is taken to secure the personal information contained in the List of Electors,» Elections Alberta wrote in its court application seeking a permanent injunction. The agency is now attempting to force the destruction of all copies of the data while also identifying everyone who may have received or accessed the information before the database was shut down.

The Centurion Project is closely tied to Alberta's separatist political movement and is led by David Parker, founder of Take Back Alberta, the influential activist organization credited with helping Danielle Smith become leader of the United Conservative Party. According to court filings, Parker was personally served by investigators during a Centurion event in Edmonton on April 29, only hours before a judge ordered the online platform removed. Parker has denied wrongdoing and previously compared the database to «a phone book,» arguing the system was designed to help volunteers identify and contact potential supporters of Alberta independence. Critics, however, argue the platform evolved into a powerful political surveillance tool capable of mapping millions of Alberta voters through information originating from the province's protected electoral records.

The controversy intensified further after reporting from CBC, PressProgress, National Observer and The Guardian linked the Centurion infrastructure to U.S.-based conservative political technology networks associated with MAGA-aligned activists. Public reporting identified the platform as heavily inspired by or adapted from 10xVotes, a Michigan-based voter engagement system connected to Voteatron LLC. David Parker himself described the platform during podcast appearances as «the 10x slash the Centurion Project app» and said he had spent nearly two years working with the American group behind the technology. Several figures connected to the Michigan network have documented ties to conservative political circles linked to Donald Trump, Project 2025 supporters and right-wing activist organizations operating in the United States. However, no public evidence has emerged showing direct involvement from Trump himself or the U.S. government in the Alberta database operation.

The fallout from the breach has already triggered fears about personal safety among Albertans whose information may have been exposed online. Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney told CBC News he immediately worried about threats from extremist activists after learning his home information had allegedly been displayed during a Centurion demonstration. «I immediately thought, this can't be good for me, because some of the more over-caffeinated people in the separatist movement are the kinds of people who've been making fairly frequent threats against me while I was premier and since,» Kenney said. Edmonton city councillor Aaron Paquette also warned that victims of domestic violence could face serious risks if their addresses became accessible through the platform. «Make them pay for intentionally compromising your privacy,» Paquette wrote while encouraging Albertans to consider legal action. Privacy lawyer David Fraser separately described the incident as among «the most significant privacy incidents» in recent Canadian history.

The growing scandal has placed renewed scrutiny on Alberta's separatist movement and the increasing overlap between Canadian populist activism and U.S.-connected conservative political networks. Elections Alberta has already issued hundreds of cease-and-desist letters tied to the database while investigators continue trying to determine how broadly the information spread before the court injunction took effect. The RCMP and Alberta privacy commissioner investigations remain ongoing, and legal experts have warned the case could eventually lead to major class-action lawsuits involving millions of voters. Meanwhile, questions continue surrounding whether any Alberta voter data may have been processed or stored through American-based infrastructure connected to the 10xVotes network. Neither the Centurion Project nor the U.S.-linked developers associated with the technology have publicly answered those questions as political pressure surrounding the breach continues intensifying across Canada.

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