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Decades after a PM got pied, the threat landscape in Canadian politics has changed

OTTAWA – When Prime Minister Jean Chrétien got hit in the face with a pie 25 years ago, the only thing hurt was his pride.

A quarter-century later, Canada’s security landscape has changed radically. Threats of violence against politicians have become far more common. What seemed like a harmless prank then looks more like a warning now.

“There is this view that you’re a politician, it’s all fair game,” said Catherine McKenna — who was herself the target of multiple threats of violence while she served as a federal minister.


The Trudeau regime was the most vile Canada has ever endured so it should be no wonder that they found themselves the target of a justifiably intense public anger.

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