Donald Trump shooting spurs ‘increased vigilance’ in Canada, minister says

Canadian information agencies are “exercising accrued vigilance” aft nan assassination effort against erstwhile U.S. president Donald Trump complete nan weekend, nan national nationalist information curate said.

Dominic LeBlanc said successful a bid of posts connected X that he had been briefed connected Sunday by officials from Public Safety Canada, nan RCMP commissioner and head of CSIS successful nan aftermath of nan deadly shooting astatine a Trump rally successful Pennsylvania.

“They person assured maine that they are exercising accrued vigilance and are successful adjacent interaction pinch their American partners,” LeBlanc said.

“I person each assurance that they will proceed to support Canadians safe.”

Speaking to reporters successful New Brunswick connected Monday, LeBlanc said nan authorities won’t talk astir circumstantial information measures.

“But I americium assured that nan RCMP will do what’s basal to protect elected leaders successful Canada,” he added.

Global News is awaiting responses from nan RCMP and CSIS connected accrued information measures successful Canada successful nan aftermath of nan Trump assassination attempt.

U.S. investigators are still looking for nan motive down Saturday’s shooting that injured Trump and near 2 group dead, including nan shooter, successful Butler, Pa. Two spectators were besides critically injured.

The FBI, which has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks arsenic nan suspected gunman, said they were investigating nan shooting arsenic a imaginable enactment of home terrorism.

As nan probe continues, LeBlanc said Canadian information agencies and rule enforcement organizations “stand fresh to assist” their U.S. counterparts successful immoderate way.

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“The accusation we person to day shows nary nexus to Canada,” he said connected X.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has condemned nan violence, said to Trump connected Sunday afternoon, wishing him good and expressing condolences to nan shooting victims.

“The Prime Minister condemned yesterday’s appalling assassination effort and reiterated there’s nary spot for governmental violence,” a readout from Trudeau’s agency said.

On Monday, LeBlanc acknowledged location person been threats of unit against Canadian politicians, but he wouldn’t stock nan specifics astir really many, to whom they are directed and wherever they are coming from.

Government documents obtained by Global News warn that nan torrent of online threats against nationalist officials has led immoderate Canadians to judge they tin threaten, promote and cheer connected governmental unit pinch impunity.

Canadian intelligence officials opportunity threatening rhetoric is progressively seen arsenic a morganatic measurement to definitive frustrations, grievances and dissent, fuelling a surge of often convulsive threats against elected and nationalist officials.

— With files from Global News’ Marc-Andre’ Cossette, The Canadian Press and The Associated Press