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. a gathering of prominent poltial leaderspoificain one laéaton has the potantl fo craw the
of varying keologies,
atttion of extremistsprovinces, motivated bygovernmentgrievances or porsonal antpathy toward
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+ The last toro atack in Ottawa occurred on 22 October2014, wherMichdtZahat-Bibeau, armed wih a
fl and a long knife, shot and kiled Corporal Nathan Ciclo, a Canaan ArfedForces reservist n uniform
Who was standing soir at the NationalWarMemorial Oflawa.Soon{hareafer, fa Bibeau was led
in’ shootout wihlaw nforcomen inside the Canadian Farjarer;
Threat to Federal, Provincial and Territorial Loaders .
plc figures in Canada are
facing threatsofviolenceandonine abusewit increasing regulary. ACCES
Over the course of the federalPMlection and campaign period in 2010, there werafiolable Galinafhreats and
ale for “oloce aga’ Treas, Sovrl prove pres have oporercadslr, pes
of threats. Recent examples of treats against federal and provincial figures in Canadaincludethe
+ According to media reporting, in Fobruary 2020thata suspicious package was maled fo Ontario
Premier Doug Fords home. Rt was later confined the package contained “non-oxic” substances
+ According to media reporing of mid-February 2020, environmental activists blocked Briish Columba (8C)
Promier John Horgans driveway ai his personal residence and trespassed onto his property 0 make a
“ciizon's arrst’, in support of the Wetsuwefen protests of the Coastal GasLink pipolino. Theo wore
arested by police
According to mediareport Fgbruary 2020 protestors blocked Depuly PM Freeland’ entrance to Halifax
ity Hall. Deputy PMI Freeland pied 0pish through the protestors, who were acting in soldarty with
Wetsuweteen hereditary chiefs in‘opposingtheCoastal GasLink pipeline.
+ According tomodi tepertngesincoean)2020 B wan PromierScott Moehasboenassigned an
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Horgan, and OntarioPremierFor aso hayededicatedsecuritydota.
+ According to a body of oper‘baurce7</, _reporigfrom 2019, many treats and ant-Trudoou
Sonimens. appeared namie. ios, 4kccalsa wih IW xem,ning forums. ssposng
homophobia, sexism, racism andone orehate,
+ According to media reporting from October2019,tuo,1o/an.hdpectied threat, PM Trudeau wore a
bulletproof ves! at an election campaign rally in Mississauga; Ofiaia.),
+ According to media reporting rom January 2019, the YellowVests Canada group on Facebook was rife with
negative comments as sovere as encouragingtheassassination of PM Trudeau.
+ According to medi reporting of October 2018, Ontario Promier Doug Ford and ther members of the
provincial Progrossive Conservalive caucus racaived threatening messagos and death throats online and
overha phone, n response to thetabingof abilo freezethe minimum wage.
+ According to media reporting of August 2017, a woman in Newloundiand and Labrador was convicted on
Charges of uterng death threats and caling in a fake bomb threat against now-Promior Dwight Ball as he
campaignedfortheprovincial election i 201.
TorrordfThrpat Epyironment in Canada
Thegreatestjis this 0 Canada continues toemanatefrom domestic extremists whohaveboen inspired or
., incitedaris opuS arn deologies propagated by extremist groups, particularly DAESH, AQ) and their
3lflates,and INV Greatgroups, ho,maintain th intent and possess some capabilty t carry out viet acts
iCanada. Oe ACs Th
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antiauthorty, (@ther geyance-drven outlooks. These groups have an extensive and active online
presenceboth domestica and lohay (SeeTA 19/112-A for more information).
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Violent extremist attacks in Canada are relatively rae. When theyhaveoccurted; the veboon dorian by
self-radicalized lone actors. Canadahasnot experienced a majoratack In recent years butHasthwarted aterrorist
plotasrecentlyas 2010: YES AS pot Lg
+ According tomedia reporting fromlateFebruary 2020.SaadAkarhd boon Gis degree
‘murderincludingterroristactivity.in connection to thedeathof awomanwhowas attacksfuthal on
a Toronto sheet. Police indicted tha the incident was iscated, and thers s no further known thea1 the
public
+ On 24 January 2019, the ROMP arrested 20-year-old Hussam Eddin Azahabi in Kingston, Ontaric, for
suspected terrors aciviy, but late released him whi the investigation continues. Alzahabi has been ving
wih his fami
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inKnowingly July2017.and The
sinco ac” ROMP aso arrested@ minorwhohasbeen charged wi
a eros counseling someonetousean explosiveorotherlethal device
10causedeathorseriousbody uy.The RCMPsad hatcloments of anaxplsivoworefound during iho
Search. The ROMP oldthatthosuspectshad anattack planbut hadnot Genilfod aspecifictarget.On
3 Apr 2019, the minor was released on bail under strict condions but. on 21 Apri, was re-amested for
breaching these conditons. 5,
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On December1,2020, Washington Sat residents Elen Riche nd Samantha Brooks wer in US feral courtaferalegedy
acing shuts onthe rauad ack near Belingham, Washingon, to frre with safety features on th Burington Northen
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