Alberta Opposition Leader Naheed Nenshi released a reply from CSIS this week confirming the spy agency is treating the risk of foreign interference in the province’s October independence referendum as a serious concern. Nenshi first wrote to CSIS in June, asking the agency to publicly track interference risks ahead of the October 19 vote. CSIS Director Dan Rogers responded on July 27, writing that the agency “will continue to investigate any foreign interference in Canada’s democracy,” including in connection with the referendum, though he noted CSIS’s mandate excludes lawful protest, dissent or political advocacy. https://t.co/Y7PJkV0KRl pic.twitter.com/lE6clkIdf8 — Naheed Nenshi (@nenshi) August 3, 2026Rogers has separately said that votes with this kind of divisive potential are exactly the moments Russia and other adversaries have exploited before to spread disinformation and sow distrust. The breach remains under investigation by Elections Alberta, the RCMP and the provincial privacy commissioner.