2021 federal election

[jeffster]

Attacked PHYSICALLY? I agree though, if people aren't interested, just tell them. Or go further, and tell them 'why'. Things like "you have done nothing for this riding, or your party's the reason for high house prices, etc.". Being chased is just wrong (that is all I could find about this attacked).

But having a door slammed on you, being told to f*** off, is part and parcel of the course, and MP's are not unique in having this happen to them. I did sales for a telecommunications company way back and being told to f*** off, yelled at, having a door slammed on you, and being spit at happened daily.

Damn, I saw girl guides (once) being yelled at and told to f*** off. It's a problem with our society.

So I get why they'd be upset, not sure I understand the why of publicizing it.

So spitting is assault, so is following and yelling.

This isn't okay, and it doesn't matter if it was "PHYSICALLY" or not.  Same as with the people asking if the PM was "actually hit" by rocks and "how big" those rocks were.

If these aren't questions you would ask a six year old before giving them consequences, then they aren't questions you need to ask an adult before punishment is justified.

As for why they are publicizing it, it's pretty clear, this is not normal, this is not behaviour they've experienced before. I understand many people want to put blinders on and pretend that nothing is going on, but we are seeing a major resurgence of angry violent behaviour. It is not a normal year when rocks are thrown at the PM, it is not a normal year when the police and security IGNORE that incident. It is not a normal year when candidates for a party implied Trudeau should be hung. How much more do we need to hear before people will wake up and face the rising fascism and hate in our community. Because if we keep ignoring it, things will not turn out well for us.

Yes, spitting is an assault. How easy is it to charge, though, another story (we were told not to bother the police, as back then, police didn't care about stuff like that). I believe it is covered in the second link:

Yelling isn't an assault though, unless you're uttering threats (then it isn't called yelling). It might be considered disturbing the peace though:
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts...n-175.html

I believe following someone could be considered assault, depending on context. https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts...n-265.html

(b) he attempts or threatens, by an act or a gesture, to apply force to another person, if he has, or causes that other person to believe on reasonable grounds that he has, present ability to effect his purpose; or

Again, easy conviction? Probably not, as this is sadly a common thing.

Again, being yelled at and chased off property seemed to be pretty normal. In speaking with some people, highest incidence seems to be Quebec.

Unfortunately we have a lot of goons in our society, and they're not just fascist (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatche...-1.6168611) that are doing the attacking, it's all walks of life, and it seems that not many PM's can escape being attacked.

It's happened to both Trudeaus, it's happened to Mulroney, it's happened to Chrétien, it's happened to Harper (this one was a little more serious). I can't recall or Martin, Campbell. Too young for Clark.