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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Sunday (October 13th) that he will continue his election campaign without changing anything, having been forced to wear a bulletproof vest the day before because of " threats " to his safety.
Police with closed faces, probably carrying weapons in their backpacks. We do not usually see this in the entourage of the Canadian Prime Minister in the field, comments our correspondent in Montreal, Pascale Guéricolas .
Saturday night, at a rally attended by 2,000 people, Justin Trudeau yet agreed to be surrounded by several men specially trained to prevent any armed attack. He was wearing a protection.
He appeared more than an hour and a half late at the meeting in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, where nearly 2,000 fans were waiting for him. Police sources quoted by the CBC public service say they have never seen a Canadian officer wearing a bulletproof vest.
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The leader of the Liberal Party has reportedly been threatened in recent days. Without going into more detail, Mr. Trudeau acknowledged that he had followed the advice given by the security services that follow him. Sunday, however, he was no longer wearing protection.
Asked on the subject, on the sidelines of a campaign event in Toronto, Ontario, the outgoing Prime Minister noted Sunday that the current campaign highlighted a polarization of political discourse. " It will not change the rest of my campaign, " said Justin Trudeau.
And point the finger at his conservative rival Andrew Scheer , accusing him of pursuing a policy of fear and misinformation. " The Conservatives think that attacking me and lying to Canadians is the only way for them to win the election, " the Liberal leader said.
For its part, the police observe a rise of hate speech on social networks against party leaders. " Threats of violence against political leaders are out of place in our democracy, " conservative candidate Andrew Scheer told reporters on Saturday.
On Saturday, Justin Trudeau delivered his speech without incident, before taking a walkabout and leaving the room. On the other hand, his wife Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau, who was to precede him on stage, finally did not deliver a speech.
New Democratic Party leader (NDP, left), Jagmeet Singh, described the situation as " troubling " in a tweet. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Federal Police) monitors hate messages daily for fear that the perpetrators will act, according to sources cited by the CBC.
There is only one week left for Canadian candidates to convince Canadian voters. The elections to elect the next government will take place next Monday. Crowd baths may become rarer.