A timeline of political violence and rising security on Parliament Hill since 2014
Death threats, arson, violent imagery, vandalism, and more: Canadian politics is becoming more violent, MPs say.
Canadian politics is ‘not safe’ right now, and MPs ‘are in harm’s way’: former public safety minister
‘Many’ MPs work ‘in a perpetual state of fear,’ says Liberal MP Marco Mendicino. NDP MP Charlie Angus was recently accosted at a beach in his riding. House Sgt.-at-Arms Patrick McDonell said harassment of MPs has increased almost 800 per cent in the last five years. Countless MPs, cabinet ministers, party leaders, and the prime minister have been subjected to threats and death threats. This should not be normal.
Trump assassination attempt a ‘wakeup call’ for politicians, say Canadian MPs, Senators
The United States has ‘embraced violence in political discourse,’ said Liberal MP John McKay, who doubts that the attempt on Donald Trump’s life would provoke ‘a moment of insight and change of course.’
Housefather’s advisory appointment on antisemitism draws debate
Liberal MP Anthony Housefather is facing both strong support and opposition to his appointment as special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
Attempt on Trump’s life a warning not to let rhetoric run amok
There are still plenty of unanswered questions about what happened in Butler, Pa., on July 13. But what seems to be agreed upon is that someone made an attempt on the life of former United States president Donald Trump as he spoke at a campaign rally in his re-election bid. This paradigm-shifting event that killed […]
Hold the hypocrisy: Canadian leaders not practising what they preach on political rhetoric
Playing people off of one another, and exploiting collective anxiety is a common practice among the major party leaders, and is tip-toeing to something worse.
Is populism popular in Canada? Researchers say yes
Populist, far-right politicians have not only made gains in France, but are becoming a stronger threat across Europe and in the United States. In Canada, ‘There’s a bit of collective denial,’ says pollster Frank Graves.
Liberal, NDP MPs look to PROC to address policy ‘gap’ when it comes to MP-on-MP harassment
If we want to have a range of voices in the House, ‘we need to make that a safe space, and right now, it’s an increasingly dangerous’ one, says NDP MP Heather McPherson.
The West staring down last-minute enormous changes
Three of the four biggest western countries are facing elections that may radically change their political orientations.
L on wheels: liberals and centrists paving the runway for fascism to take hold
Political humiliation looms on both sides of the 49th parallel as strongholds are breached, and lies are allowed to run rampant.
