She said that people have threatened online to kill her dog. NDP MP Heather McPherson said in a media scrum Tuesday that, at one point in January, she feared so much for the safety of her family she phoned home to make sure they had the doors locked. "We need to make sure that anyone who steps up to serve their community, at any level of politics, is safe, and that's what we're taking very seriously." MP says politician engagement, diversity may be threatened "We know, unfortunately, that there's a significant amount of anger and frustration out there directed at government, directed at officials," Trudeau told reporters. Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government is focused on addressing the rise in violent threats. McDonnell, the head of security at Parliament, said he's flabbergasted local police didn't take more action when MPs were threatened during the Freedom Convoy occupation. Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonnell carries the House of Commons mace ahead of Speaker of the House of Commons Anthony Rota on Nov. She said she feels safer now that she carries the panic button.Įarlier this month, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Richard Wagner said the Freedom Convoy occupation showed that the court needs additional security.
a lot of nasty, angry, frustrated people." "So improving security for all parliamentarians, it's unfortunate, but we seem to be in a difficult time in society right now.
"I think women are more vulnerable and feel much more vulnerable as well," Sgro said. She said she was just about to call 911 when the stranger finally left. Sgro said the stranger bemoaned their COVID-19 vaccination status and the restrictions that came with it. Though parliamentary security has offered personal panic buttons to MPs prior to Monday's announcement, Sgro said she didn't take one initially - not until someone followed her most of the way on her walk home one day. "And especially after the convoy issue, most of us were feeling very unsafe." "Things have changed a lot in the last few years," she told CBC News. She suggested the anti-vaccine mandate Freedom Convoy, which occupied Ottawa in February and March this year, was a turning point. Liberal MP Judy Sgro said that she feels the threats and harassment being directed at MPs are "much worse" now than in previous years. "If you believe someone to be a traitor or worse … that could lead to violence."ĭuration 2:53 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, NDP MP Heather McPherson and Conservative MP Ben Lobb discuss whether members of Parliament need panic buttons. And there's a lot of political language, including words like 'traitor,' which are freely used including by politicians. "There's a lot of angry people out there. "I knew people would be angry with us. I didn't expect all of the death threats," he said. He said there have been a few convictions as a result.īittle said the threats came as a surprise to him when he entered politics. He said he's received around 20 death threats, all of which he's forwarded to the police.
Liberal MP Chris Bittle would not say whether he's carrying a panic button. Mendicino said he's received multiple death threats through social media. Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino said this week that his office, the PPS and law enforcement are reviewing security for parliamentarians after a number of threatening incidents this year.
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