“Alberta is excessively vulnerable to American interference,” Jean-Christophe Boucher, a professor of political science at the University of Calgary, told Radio-Canada. Online foreign interference can take many forms: memes, written posts, songs or infographics. Limited resources in the provinceIn Alberta, two provincial organizations are responsible for preventing foreign interference: Elections Alberta and the Provincial Security and Intelligence Office (PSIO). Federal agencies, such as Global Affairs Canada, CSIS and the RCMP, also have the power and capacity to monitor foreign interference. As part of his work at the University of Calgary, Jean-Christophe Boucher studies foreign interference as a threat to national security.

Source: CBC News March 05, 2026 04:55 UTC