Dominic LeBlanc spoke to RCMP and CSIS after attack on Trump

Photo: Adrian Wyld The Canadian Press Minister LeBlanc said the government would not talk about specific security measures.

The Canadian Press in Ottawa

Posted at 1:38 p.m.

• Canada

Federal Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc spoke with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) following the attempted assassination of Former US President Donald Trump.

“They reviewed all the threats. They told me about the increased vigilance they have put in place since the assassination attempt,” he indicated.

Minister LeBlanc said the government would not talk about specific security measures.

“But I am confident that the RCMP will do what is necessary to protect Canada's elected leaders,” he said. he added.

Mr. LeBlanc also claimed to have exchanged text messages with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre on Sunday to assure him that measures were in place.

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The minister responded to questions from journalists in New Brunswick Monday morning, as the shadow of violence in the United States weighs heavily on the Canadian political scene.

The shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday left one person dead and seriously injured two other people. The shooter was killed by Secret Service personnel.

After the shooting, Donald Trump said he was fine. He was in Milwaukee on Monday for the Republican National Convention.

Canadian politicians condemned the act of violence and called for unity.

The Prime Minister's Office said Sunday that Justin Trudeau spoke with the former president, reiterating that there was no place for political violence and expressing his condolences to the victims .

President Joe Biden said Sunday that he had ordered an independent security review of the events leading up to the attack on his political rival.< /p>

On Monday, Mr. LeBlanc acknowledged that there had been threats of violence against Canadian politicians, but he would not provide details on how many, who they were addressed to or where they came from.

“It may actually encourage other people to behave and do things that are clearly unacceptable in a democracy,” he explained.< /p>

Mr. LeBlanc said Ottawa has provided additional funding to the RCMP over the past two years to ensure it has “all the necessary tools and personnel.”

< p>He added that it is also important to ensure the safety of politicians when it comes to attracting people to public life.

“If you see discussions about threats of violence, about intimidation, about attacks on social media, it's going to be harder to get good people to come forward and serve their communities. »

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