Number of threats, death threats against cabinet ministers increased as pandemic continued, Privy Council Office data shows

A threat assessment for last year’s Canada Day celebrations noted that conspiracy theories and grievances over the pandemic, immigration, multiculturalism, gun control, and 2SLGBTQI+ rights 'are fueling violent extremist propaganda and incitements to violence.'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, Housing Minister Sean Fraser, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne, above left, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY STEPHEN JEFFERY

February 26, 2024

The number of threats against federal ministers increased throughout the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Privy Council Office (PCO) data, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland the most common targets.

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