Canada’s national police force announced on Monday the arrest of a 51-year-old individual for allegedly issuing death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. Marc-André Porlier, a resident of Montreal, faces charges of making threats to cause harm or death, as stated in an RCMP press release. The threats were reportedly conveyed through an email sent to various recipients, including a senator, as detailed by law enforcement.
In addition to the aforementioned threats, the accused also purportedly targeted “all Canadian police officers,” according to legal documents. Notably, Porlier had previously been convicted of arson and vandalism for setting fire to a church in Toronto back in 2017, as confirmed by the police. At the time of his recent arrest, he was serving probation for those offenses, noted an RCMP representative.
Porlier made a court appearance on Saturday, according to the official statement. It is important to emphasize that the charges against him have yet to be proven in a court of law.