I suppose this shouldn’t surprise me… but it does hit rather hard. The ease with which disinformation can lodge itself inside your democracy is something we need to figure out how to stop. Great job by CBC News here to tell some of the (probably) many stories around this.
Eric Szeto, Jordan Pearson, Christian Paas-Lang · CBC News · Posted: Jun 08, 2026CBC uncovers 14 accounts from India, Pakistan, Indonesia posting on popular Alberta separatist groups
You might think, based on the volume of her Facebook posts, that Nieta Aqila is an Albertan who supports separation.
“I signed the Alberta independence petition” because “Canada is not a great country anymore,” an account in her name wrote in a popular Facebook group called Alberta Independence that promotes the movement and has more than 100,000 members.
In another post, Aqila said she was harassed and had rocks thrown at her as she canvassed for petition signatures.
The account’s posts have generated thousands of reactions, comments and shares in recent months as the issue heated up.
Read the full story and find the videos here.
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