Harassment of MPs spiked almost 800% in 5 years, says sergeant-at-arms | Power Panel

Harassment members of Parliament experience from the public has jumped almost 800 per cent in the last five years, sergeant-at-arms Patrick McDonell told a committee of MPs Tuesday. MP Julie Dzerowicz says she feels ‘unsafe’ after her office was vandalized recently, leading to Toronto’s police hate crime unit investigation. The Power Panel looks at the potential political fallout and the latest threats to MP safety.

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