Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman asks a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.
A Conservative MP whose Toronto office was vandalized this week is one of several federal politicians under visible police protection on Parliament Hill.Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman asks a question in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. A Conservative MP whose Toronto office was vandalized this week is one of several federal politicians receiving visible police protection on Parliament Hill.
Sajjan has previously discussed a number of threats made against him, including in his pre-political life in the military and as a Vancouver police detective. But this week, he would not discuss why he is currently being offered a protective detail. While the prime minister and the Governor General are given permanent protective details, other MPs, cabinet ministers, senators and party leaders receive protection on a "case-by-case basis," the RCMP said Thursday in response to questions from The Canadian Press.Data provided by the RCMP show it cost $2.5 million to provide protection for parliamentarians, excluding the prime minister, between April 1 and Dec. 31 of last year.
"For the safety of those we protect and of our members, as well as to ensure the integrity of operations, the RCMP does not disclose information related to protective measures, nor confirm individuals who may receive protection."On Feb. 7, RCMP charged a man in Montreal for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Montreal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather said he has been a politician for 30 years and the "vitriol" and threats targeting him since the Israel-Hamas conflict began "are greater than anything I have seen in my lifetime."The threats have also prompted changes in his behaviour, Housefather added. He said he takes note of alternate exits when he enters a building, limits who comes into his office and chooses meeting locations more carefully.
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