Protests During 2021 Federal Election Not Likely Affiliated With ‘Specific Ideology’: RCMP Reports

The Mounties say threats made targeted all major party leaders

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is escorted by his RCMP security detail as protesters shout and throw gravel while leaving a campaign stop at a local micro brewery during the Canadian federal election campaign in London, Ont., on Sept. 6, 2021. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

The RCMP says protests held during the 2021 federal election did not appear to align with “any specific ideology” or group, and that threats reported were found to target all major party leaders.

In a series of “Strategic Intelligence Brief” reports throughout last year’s election period, the RCMP noted that protests opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the time were likely made up of people who have no affiliation with any particular ideology.