Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for political leaders to take a united stance against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy was confronted in Alberta by a man who repeatedly yelled profanity at her and called her a traitor.
… Trudeau addressed the incident during an announcement in Ottawa on funding for an action plan to support LGBTQ2S+ communities. He said what Freeland faced isn’t isolated and is being seen with increasing frequency by people in public life, particularly women and minorities.
“We have to ask ourselves what kind of country we are—what kind of country we want to be,” said PM Trudeau in Ottawa as he condemned the harassment of Chrystia Freeland in Grande Prairie, Alta., and other recent threats against prominent women and racialized Canadians.#cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/e8f4XVgx9t
— CPAC (@CPAC_TV) August 28, 2022
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says the incident with Deputy PM Freeland was not only a threat to her, but a threat to democracy. https://t.co/mgjMNyl5Vx pic.twitter.com/edCKNho9Z7
— CTV News (@CTVNews) August 29, 2022
