‘Protest is essential to any democracy, but hatred spreads when it is tolerated’: society needs to push back on incidents against politicians, say politicos

Former NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom asks 'how many good people are we losing from the public space' because of such scenes.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is engulfed by his security detail as he attempts to meet Belleville, Ont., residents amid a crowd of protesters on July 20. Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis later described the scenes as 'absolutely unacceptable.'

Small pockets of protesters harbouring conspiratorial thoughts have become a constant in Canadian politics, with some politicos expecting scenes such as those that forced Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cut short a public meet-and-greet in Eastern Ontario last month to cont...

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