Foraging for Foreign Interference
From The Gravity Well with Jenny Yeremiy by The Gravity Well
May 14, 2026 · 33 min · Season 3 · Episode 21
About this episode
The episode discusses gerrymandering in Alberta and a significant voter data breach linked to foreign interference.
The episode of the Gravity Well podcast, with Professor Duane Bratt of the Mount Royal University, focuses on two major themes: gerrymandering in Alberta and a massive voter data breach tied to separatist movements and foreign interference. On gerrymandering, Bratt notes there are no major updates: an MLA committee has been named, but its advisory body and final maps are still pending. He expects the final outcome will differ from both the majority and minority reports and involve significant redrawing of boundaries, not just adding two seats. He contrasts Alberta’s long timeline (next election likely October 2027) with the United States, where maps are being redrawn even as they approach a November 2026 vote. The main focus is a large-scale data breach: Elections Alberta’s voters list for 2.9 million people was legitimately provided to the new Republican Party of Alberta, which had not run in the 2023 general election but had only contested three by-elections. That list was then transferred—possibly sold or given—to the Centurion Project, a pro-separatist organization that is not a political party. Elections Alberta detected the leak because they “salt” each party’s list with…
People in this episode
Host: Jenny Yeremiy
Guest: Duane Bratt
Topics covered
- gerrymandering
- voter data breach
- foreign interference
- Alberta politics
- separatist movements
Keywords
- gerrymandering
- voter data breach
- Alberta
- foreign interference
- Centurion Project
- Republican Party of Alberta
- Elections Alberta
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mount Royal University, Elections Alberta, Republican Party of Alberta, Centurion Project
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