‘We will have another situation at some point’: politicians, experts eye fix to ‘disturbing’ security trends

Part of the challenge is that politicians in a democracy don’t want to be seen as having to be protected from the people they serve, says national security expert Christian Leuprecht.

Ontario Provincial Police move in on Wellington Street on Feb. 17, 2022, as the Freedom Convoy’s occupation of downtown Ottawa entered its third week. Police are expecting more protests during Canada Day celebrations and throughout the summer in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 21, 2022

National security experts, including the former national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister, say increasing threats to politicians are “reflective, unfortunately, of the society we live in where we’ve seen this growing polarization.” “This is not something new, what we�...

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