On a Monday in mid-August, Canada's national police announced that a 51-year-old Montreal man, Marc-Andre Porlier, had been charged with uttering death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. The threats were allegedly made in an email sent to a senator and others, a reminder that political anger in a democracy often travels through the ordinary channels of communication. The case is only an allegation for now, awaiting the slower work of the courts, and it arrives against the backdrop of an earlier threat against the same prime minister earlier in the year.
Montreal Man Charged With Threatening to Kill PM Mark Carney, Second Such Case This Year
Violent statements will not be tolerated.
Mark
So what actually happened here?
Mimi
A 51-year-old Montreal man, Marc-Andre Porlier, was charged under Section 264.1 for allegedly threatening to kill Prime Minister Carney in an email sent to a senator and others.
Mark
How fast did it move?
Mimi
The investigation started August 5, he was arrested shortly after, and he was in a Montreal courtroom on August 8.
Luke
Worth saying what we don't know. The wording of the email isn't released, the senator isn't named, and we haven't been told what happened at the court appearance.
Mark
Is this a pattern, then?
Mimi
It's the second alleged death threat against Carney this year. In March, a Winnipeg man, Paul Rindall, was charged with three counts after posts on X.
Luke
Two cases is two cases. The reporting doesn't say whether they're connected or whether threats are rising. They look different: social media posts versus an email.
Mark
Why is the RCMP's federal branch handling it?
Mimi
Federal Policing covers national security offences and threats involving protected persons, and it has a mandate to protect designated Canadians.
Luke
And these are charges, not convictions. Everything about Porlier is still an allegation.
El Pulso
- A 51-year-old Montreal man is accused of sending death threats against the prime minister in an email to a senator.
- The RCMP moved quickly, opening its investigation on August 5, making an arrest soon after, and bringing him before a Montreal court on August 8.
- Police warn that violent statements will not be tolerated, and they have asked the public to report any information about the threats.
- The charge remains an allegation, and the case now moves into a court process whose next date has not been made public.
- It is the second alleged death threat against Carney this year, following a March arrest of a Winnipeg man over posts on X.
On a Monday in mid-August, Canada's national police announced that a 51-year-old Montreal man, Marc-Andre Porlier, had been charged with uttering death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. The threats were allegedly made in an email sent to a senator and others, a reminder that political anger in a democracy often travels through the ordinary channels of communication. The case is only an allegation for now, awaiting the slower work of the courts, and it arrives against the backdrop of an earlier threat against the same prime minister earlier in the year.
On Monday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that Marc-Andre Porlier, a 51-year-old man from Montreal, had been arrested and charged over alleged death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. He faces a charge of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm under Section 264.1 of the Criminal Code. According to police, the threatening remarks were contained in an email sent to a senator, among other recipients. The statement does not name the senator or quote the email.
The response was swift. The RCMP began its investigation on August 5, arrested Porlier shortly afterward, and he appeared at a Montreal courthouse on August 8. Nothing in the statement says what was decided that day, and the charge stands as an allegation. The force said it takes any threat that can shake a person's sense of security seriously, and urged anyone with information to come forward.
This is not the first such case this year. In March, the RCMP's Northwest Region arrested Paul Rindall, a 55-year-old Winnipeg man, over threats against the prime minister posted on X. That investigation had begun in January, and Rindall faces three counts of uttering threats to cause death.
What comes next is the court process in Montreal. The RCMP has not said when Porlier will return to court, and the allegations have yet to be tested.
On Monday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced that a 51-year-old man from Montreal had been arrested and charged over alleged death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney. His name is Marc-Andre Porlier.
The charge is uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to a person, laid under Section 264.1 of Canada's Criminal Code. The RCMP's Federal Policing Eastern Region put out the statement. According to police, the threatening remarks were made in an email sent to a senator, among other recipients. The statement does not name the senator or describe the wording of the email.
The timeline was short. The RCMP said its investigation began on August 5, and Porlier was arrested shortly afterward. He appeared at the Montreal courthouse on August 8. The statement does not say what, if anything, was decided at that appearance, and the charge remains an allegation.
In its statement, the force said it takes seriously any threats that can affect a person's sense of security, and that violent statements will not be tolerated. It added that those responsible could face criminal charges carrying significant sentences. Police also asked anyone with information about the alleged threats, or about other illegal activity, to come forward.
This is not the first time this year that Carney has been the subject of an alleged death threat. In March, the RCMP said the National Security Enforcement Section of its Federal Policing Northwest Region, based in Manitoba, had arrested Paul Rindall, a 55-year-old man from Winnipeg, over threats directed at the prime minister.
That case grew out of a national security investigation opened in January. Police said an account on X, formerly Twitter, had allegedly posted multiple threats against Carney. The account was also alleged to contain posts inciting hatred against Jewish and Muslim communities. Rindall was charged with three counts of uttering threats to cause death.
The two cases differ in the details released so far: one involved posts on a social media account, the other an email sent to a senator and others. Both ended in arrests and charges within the RCMP's federal policing structure.
That branch investigates national security offences, including terrorism, espionage, cyberattacks, foreign interference, and threats involving internationally protected persons. Under its protective mandate, the force is also responsible for safeguarding designated Canadians and certain foreign diplomatic personnel in Canada.
What comes next is the court process in Montreal. The RCMP has not said when Porlier will next appear, and the allegations have yet to be tested.
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The RCMP takes seriously any threats that can affect one's sense of security; violent statements will not be tolerated.— RCMP statement
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