A Canadian minister’s verbal aggression was denounced
Chrystia Freeland, the Canadian government’s number two, was insulted by a man in the province of Alberta on Friday.
Chrystia Freeland has garnered the support of several members of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government.
AFP
Several ministers in Justin Trudeau’s Canadian government and political leaders protested Saturday after video was shared on social media showing a man verbally assaulting Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.
The incident happened on Friday in Alberta (western part of the country), the province from which Chrystia Freeland, who was born in Peace River, 200 km northeast of Grande Prairie, spoke with the mayor of that locality after she became a farmer had hit the morning.
The 14-second video, posted to TikTok and Twitter, shows Canada’s government number two heading toward an elevator while being followed by a man yelling at her. “You traitor,” the man in particular hurls at him, wearing a hat and a tank top. “Get out of this province!” he continues.
“Unacceptable”
“What happened yesterday is not right. Nobody (…) should have to put up with threats or intimidation,” reacted the Deputy Prime Minister in a press release published on Twitter at the end of the day on Saturday evening and regretted an “unpleasant incident”.
“I will continue to return to Alberta because it is my home,” she said. Various political figures, including Jason Kenney, Alberta’s Conservative Prime Minister, have denounced the “verbal harassment” and “threats” against Chrystia Freeland, who is also Treasury Secretary. “What the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada went through is unacceptable,” said Francois Legault, Quebec Premier.
Chrystia Freeland also garnered the support of several members of Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government: François-Philippe Champagne, the innovation minister, said he was “shocked” while Anita Anand, the defense minister, said she was “appalled by the threats and intimidation”. ‘ addressed to her colleague.
“This behavior has no place in Canada. We are all here to promote dialogue on important political issues and such harassment cannot be tolerated,” added Anita Anand.
AFP
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