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Profanity hurled at Deputy PM Freeland part of ‘darkening trend of aggression,’ as ‘tenor, tone’ of political debate has degraded, say experts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'this kind of cowardly behaviour threatens and undermines our democracy, and our values of openness and respect upon which Canada was built.'

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September 5, 2022

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Former NDP strategist Cam Holmstrom asks 'how many good people are we losing from the public space' because of such scenes.

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High-level party operatives, experts identify election interference attempts as ‘extremely disturbing,’ call for more communication between intelligence agencies, parties

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National campaign manager for the Conservatives in 2021 Fred DeLorey says 'during the campaign, we did hear the odd rumbling that something was going on' in regards to election interference, but that 'after the campaign was concluded, we noticed some results that felt off.'

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There's no easy solution around confronting the uptick in hate and harassment directed towards Parliamentarians. But after this steady ramp-up, MPs, Senators, and insiders talk about what can be done to change the tone.

Profanity hurled at Deputy PM Freeland part of ‘darkening trend of aggression,’ as ‘tenor, tone’ of political debate has degraded, say experts

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 'this kind of cowardly behaviour threatens and undermines our democracy, and our values of openness and respect upon which Canada was built.'

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