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*THREAD* on threats to Prime Minister of Canada ( @CanadianPM): 2010-2015 for PM Harper ( @stephenharper) & 2015-2020 for PM Trudeau ( @JustinTrudeau). *I only went with charges laid. Suspects plead/found Guilty, some were Acquitted/Not Guilty. I probably missed 1, sorry in advance.
Apr. 2010: Robin Gallant, 54, after an investigation into a series of threatening phone calls to the Calgary constituency office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. She was charged with uttering death threats, harassment and public mischief. https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/2740212-mental-health-at-issue-for-woman-charged-with-threatening-pm/
Apr. 2010:
Donald Lorenz, 68, a retired farmer from Allan, Sask., made death threats, directed at the three, in a series of phone calls which began in June of 2009 and continued to February, 2010. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-man-sentenced-over-threats-to-pm-premier-1.903067
Donald Lorenz, 68, a retired farmer from Allan, Sask., made death threats, directed at the three, in a series of phone calls which began in June of 2009 and continued to February, 2010. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-man-sentenced-over-threats-to-pm-premier-1.903067
Feb. 2011:
Comtois says the man, "well-known" to local police ... faces charges of assault and uttering threats with regard to the apartment stand-off; the bomb-threat investigation continues. https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/2011/02/28/man-charged-in-harper-midnight-bomb-threat.html
Comtois says the man, "well-known" to local police ... faces charges of assault and uttering threats with regard to the apartment stand-off; the bomb-threat investigation continues. https://www.thespec.com/news/canada/2011/02/28/man-charged-in-harper-midnight-bomb-threat.html
Oct. 2013:
A 45-year-old Toronto man faces two charges following a bomb threat that forced the evacuation Wednesday of the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/17/mohamoud-jimale-bomb-threat-harper_n_4116370.html
A 45-year-old Toronto man faces two charges following a bomb threat that forced the evacuation Wednesday of the Prime Minister's Office in Ottawa. https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/10/17/mohamoud-jimale-bomb-threat-harper_n_4116370.html
Oct. 2014: *NO threats but got way too close to PM Harper, so I'm including it.*
Ottawa police have charged a man who crossed police tape near the National War Memorial while Prime Minister Stephen Harper was preparing to lay a wreath this morning. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-shooting-man-charged-after-interrupting-stephen-harper-laying-wreath-1.2810121
Ottawa police have charged a man who crossed police tape near the National War Memorial while Prime Minister Stephen Harper was preparing to lay a wreath this morning. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-shooting-man-charged-after-interrupting-stephen-harper-laying-wreath-1.2810121
May 2015:
Norton says he was angry because he didn’t get child tax credit money he was expecting from the federal government. https://globalnews.ca/news/1989605/kelowna-man-faces-criminal-charge-for-threatening-facebook-comments/
Norton says he was angry because he didn’t get child tax credit money he was expecting from the federal government. https://globalnews.ca/news/1989605/kelowna-man-faces-criminal-charge-for-threatening-facebook-comments/
Feb. 2018:
A rural Alberta man has been charged with uttering threats against former prime minister Stephen Harper, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and members of the Lethbridge Police Service. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rcmp-threats-harper-nenshi-lethbridge-three-hills-dexter-shea-1.4551964
A rural Alberta man has been charged with uttering threats against former prime minister Stephen Harper, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and members of the Lethbridge Police Service. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/rcmp-threats-harper-nenshi-lethbridge-three-hills-dexter-shea-1.4551964
I found that PM Harper was also accused of selling out Canada, treason etc. & I actually wanted to switch out "Harper" for "Trudeau" in that last paragraph because how it read the exact same way. :p
Here's the 2012 petition: https://www.change.org/p/rcmp-commissioner-bob-paulson-arrest-and-charge-stephen-harper-for-treason
Here's the 2012 petition: https://www.change.org/p/rcmp-commissioner-bob-paulson-arrest-and-charge-stephen-harper-for-treason
NOW for Trudeau ... pretty much TWICE the threats than Harper. Hoo boy! :p
"As far as I am aware, the first call to kill Justin Trudeau came on October 23, four days after the 2015 election." https://thewalrus.ca/wanting-justin-trudeau-dead/
"As far as I am aware, the first call to kill Justin Trudeau came on October 23, four days after the 2015 election." https://thewalrus.ca/wanting-justin-trudeau-dead/
Jan. 2016:
A 57-year-old Ontario man has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trudeau’s family and female MPs while he was aboard a VIA Rail train headed to Toronto earlier this week. https://globalnews.ca/news/2439940/ontario-man-charged-with-uttering-death-threats-against-trudeau-family-and-female-mps/
A 57-year-old Ontario man has been charged for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trudeau’s family and female MPs while he was aboard a VIA Rail train headed to Toronto earlier this week. https://globalnews.ca/news/2439940/ontario-man-charged-with-uttering-death-threats-against-trudeau-family-and-female-mps/
Aug. 2016:
A Saskatchewan man has been charged with uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Christopher Hayes appeared briefly in a Yorkton courtroom. RCMP say the 41-year-old allegedly made threats against Trudeau on social media. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/08/03/man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-justin-trudeau.html
A Saskatchewan man has been charged with uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Christopher Hayes appeared briefly in a Yorkton courtroom. RCMP say the 41-year-old allegedly made threats against Trudeau on social media. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/08/03/man-charged-with-threatening-prime-minister-justin-trudeau.html
May. 2017:
The RCMP have charged an Alberta woman with uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife and the federal government. https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/102829
The RCMP have charged an Alberta woman with uttering threats against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife and the federal government. https://www.durhamradionews.com/archives/102829
May 2017:
Hurrell was arrested without incident on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. after an RCMP traffic stop near Borden. Police also searched a home in Borden and seized “several electronic items,” RCMP said. https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/borden-man-34-accused-of-uttering-threats-on-social-media-against-pm-justin-trudeau
Hurrell was arrested without incident on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. after an RCMP traffic stop near Borden. Police also searched a home in Borden and seized “several electronic items,” RCMP said. https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/borden-man-34-accused-of-uttering-threats-on-social-media-against-pm-justin-trudeau
Jan. 2018:
William Benham, 52, was entered a guilty plea to charges of uttering threats and threats to cause damage to property ... after he emailed the threats to several officials — including Trudeau and Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medicine-hat-man-prime-minister-threatening-emails-1.4525671
William Benham, 52, was entered a guilty plea to charges of uttering threats and threats to cause damage to property ... after he emailed the threats to several officials — including Trudeau and Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/medicine-hat-man-prime-minister-threatening-emails-1.4525671
Jan. 2018:
The Alberta RCMP have charged a man with two counts of uttering threats after he allegedly posted threatening messages on Twitter targeting Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley. https://globalnews.ca/news/3990055/alberta-man-charged-uttering-threats-trudeau-notley/
The Alberta RCMP have charged a man with two counts of uttering threats after he allegedly posted threatening messages on Twitter targeting Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and Premier Rachel Notley. https://globalnews.ca/news/3990055/alberta-man-charged-uttering-threats-trudeau-notley/
Feb. 2018:
Charges have been laid against a Saskatchewan man who allegedly threatened to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. https://globalnews.ca/news/5009124/nipawin-uttering-threats-prime-minister-justin-trudeau/
Charges have been laid against a Saskatchewan man who allegedly threatened to shoot Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. https://globalnews.ca/news/5009124/nipawin-uttering-threats-prime-minister-justin-trudeau/
Feb. 2018:
A 41-year-old Edmonton man is facing a criminal charge after the RCMP tracked a social media account used to post threatening messages against members of the Canadian government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-man-charged-with-making-threats-against-justin-trudeau
A 41-year-old Edmonton man is facing a criminal charge after the RCMP tracked a social media account used to post threatening messages against members of the Canadian government, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-man-charged-with-making-threats-against-justin-trudeau
June 2018:
A source tells AM800 News, the accused allegedly 'threatened to use an AK 47 on the prime minister and he referenced the shootings in Ottawa on Parliament Hill.' https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/update-leamington-man-accused-of-threatening-the-prime-minister-1.3953172
A source tells AM800 News, the accused allegedly 'threatened to use an AK 47 on the prime minister and he referenced the shootings in Ottawa on Parliament Hill.' https://www.iheartradio.ca/am800/news/update-leamington-man-accused-of-threatening-the-prime-minister-1.3953172
May 2019:
A man was arrested for uttering threats at a Mississauga fundraising event attended Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the RCMP said in a statement posted by Peel Region police. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/05/02/man-arrested-for-uttering-threats-at-event-attended-by-prime-minister-justin-trudeau.html
A man was arrested for uttering threats at a Mississauga fundraising event attended Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the RCMP said in a statement posted by Peel Region police. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/05/02/man-arrested-for-uttering-threats-at-event-attended-by-prime-minister-justin-trudeau.html
Dec. 2019:
Two people with links to the far-right ultra-nationalist group the Storm Alliance have been arrested for inciting hatred and encouraging others to commit premeditated murder. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/two-quebecers-linked-to-ultra-nationalist-group-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-trudeau-muslims-1.4739996
Two people with links to the far-right ultra-nationalist group the Storm Alliance have been arrested for inciting hatred and encouraging others to commit premeditated murder. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/two-quebecers-linked-to-ultra-nationalist-group-arrested-for-allegedly-threatening-trudeau-muslims-1.4739996
Jan. 2020/July2020: *Original charge Jan.2020, with Genocide charge added recently.*
Investigation began last year & found ~100 online posts containing hate, threats or incitement to violence, made under various pseudonyms, against Muslims and the PM. https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/2.2454/canadian-press/news/national/quebec-man-facing-genocide-charge-linked-to-alleged-threats-against-trudeau-muslims-1.24169326
Investigation began last year & found ~100 online posts containing hate, threats or incitement to violence, made under various pseudonyms, against Muslims and the PM. https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/2.2454/canadian-press/news/national/quebec-man-facing-genocide-charge-linked-to-alleged-threats-against-trudeau-muslims-1.24169326
July 2020:
Corey Hurren, 46, was charged with 22 criminal charges on Friday — a day after he allegedly drove a truck onto the official residence grounds and set out on foot toward the prime minister's home. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hurren-firearms-charge-1.5639043
Corey Hurren, 46, was charged with 22 criminal charges on Friday — a day after he allegedly drove a truck onto the official residence grounds and set out on foot toward the prime minister's home. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/hurren-firearms-charge-1.5639043
*END of Thread.* Like I said, I'm pretty sure I missed one & any shoddy double-checking is mine & mine alone but I'm doing this juggling house work + kids + 1000 other tabs I have open for research/work!
ProTip: don't kill the PM. :p
ProTip: don't kill the PM. :p
