# Watchdog: Past Alberta separatist meetings in U.S. exempt from foreign influence registry

https://mins.news/en/item/88570

- CBC News, 2026-10-06 19:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-influence-alberta-separatism-9.7371416?cmp=rss

> Canada’s foreign influence watchdog says meetings between Alberta separatist advocates and U.S. government officials do not need to be entered in the country’s new registry because they occurred before it took effect.

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