The RCMP could get more federal funds to combat the increasing harassment and threats directed at Canadian journalists, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in response to a recent call for action. But more dollars for policing won’t address the problem, journalists and targeted individuals say.
Journalists, activists and politicians, especially women, have been the subject of harassment and intimidation, including a campaign of threats against journalists and the verbal harassment of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland.