Three Charged in Connection With Protest Outside PPC Event in Hamilton

A black-clad masked man sits in a police van after being arrested at a demonstration prior to a People's Party of Canada event in Hamilton, Ont., on Sept. 29, 2019. Three people have been charged in connection with a protest outside the event featuring PPC Leader Maxime Bernier, including a man whose family temporarily shut down their business amid backlash over his participation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Three people have been charged in connection with a protest outside an event featuring People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier in Hamilton last month, including a man whose family temporarily shut down their business amid backlash over his participation.

The Al Soufi family was forced to close its Toronto restaurant earlier this month after they said they received hundreds of death threats over their son Alaa Al Soufi’s participation in the rally.