NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh confronted protesters outside Parliament on Tuesday after someone accused him of being a “corrupted bastard.”
Federal politicians have reported they’re facing intense public harassment lately and anti-government protesters stationed on Wellington Street in Ottawa have intimidated public servants on their way to Parliament.
A video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows at least two protesters tailing Singh in a parking lot. One asks him whether he would support a motion of non-confidence in the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the NDP leader continues walking, someone within earshot calls him a “corrupted bastard.”
Visibly upset, Singh turns around to approach the protesters who followed him. Pointing at each of them, he repeatedly asks, “Who said it?”
After the men deny insulting him, Singh tells one of the men that he is a “coward” for not criticizing him “to his face.”
As Singh turns around, one of the protesters is heard saying, “With that aggression is that why you’re choosing war with Russia?”
NDP MP Charlie Angus called the encounter between the protesters and Singh a “national disgrace” and said “a national leader was left by himself to defend himself when security just stood around and watched.”
“We’re dealing right now with an increasingly dangerous and toxic mix for politicians of all stripes,” Angus said. “Somebody is going to get hurt.”
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