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.’

Former U.S. president Donald Trump, pictured in June, was shot on July 13 at a rally near Butler, Penn., in an attack that killed one in the crowd, and critically injured two more people.Photograph courtesy Gage Skidmore/ Flickr

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, STEPHEN JEFFERY

July 18, 2024

Canadian MPs and Senators with strong ties to American politicians say the assassination attempt on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump should be an opportunity for Canada's federal lawmakers to seriously consider the consequences of charged political rhetoric in a pola...

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