Newly-elected Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is bringing attention to rape threats made about his wife by far-right extremist Jeremy McKenzie, referring the matter to the RCMP.
Poilievre on Monday posted a written statement on his Twitter account about lewd comments made by McKenzie, the founder of far-right group Diagolon about sexually assaulting his wife, Anaida Poilievre. “People can attack my politics, they can call me names, they can protest my ideas and what I stand for. But threatening my wife and family is appalling and I will not tolerate it,” the Conservative leader said, adding that RCMP will be looking into the matter to determine if criminal charges should be laid.
In a livestream video circulating on social media, McKenzie, along with Morgan May— presumably a Diagolon member— jokingly mused about raping Poilievre’s wife. “These men are dirtbags.” said Poilievre. This kind of garbage has no place in Canada. No one should face this abuse.” Last month, McKenzie attended one of Poilievre’s Conservative rallies, even taking a photograph of a handshake with the official opposition leader.
The photograph ended up attracting criticism on social media, prompting Poilievre to issue a statement at the time saying he didn’t recognize the Diagolon leader and that it was “impossible” to conduct background checks on all event attendees. According to a Press Progress report published in August, Canada’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre classified Mckenzie as a “key anti-government IMVE ((ideologically motivated violent extremism) adherents” that took part in the Freedom Convoy protests earlier this year. McKenzie also faces charges of assault, pointing a firearm, use of a restricted weapon, and mischief in Saskatchewan related to a November incident in the town of Viscount.
“There is currently a Saskatchewan-wide warrant for Mackenzie’s arrest,” RCMP said in a press release on July 18, when he was charged. “At this time there is no evidence he is in Saskatchewan. Provincial Crown Prosecution is currently reviewing to determine if the warrant will be extended beyond provincial borders.” McKenzie is a resident of Nova Scotia, where he also faces weapons charges after RCMP searched his residence and found restricted firearms, ammunition, prohibited magazines, and body armour. In addition, Diagolon was also connected to conspiracy to commit murder charges laid against four individuals during the Coutts, Alberta border blockades.
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19 Responses
The world is on the verge of nuclear war and you think a “rape joke” merits national media attention. GG.
Jeremy is a political prisoner. This article is nothing but extravagantly stretched semi-truths. What happened to Jeremy could happen to anyone and we should all be very concerned!
#freejeremymckenzie
“Extravagantly stretched semi truths,” like what? He only kinda likened Mrs. Poilivere to a piece of chocolate cake and talked about raping her as a power play? Either learn to read or keep crying about it, nazi.
Poilievre just got done dog-whistling to these shitstains at top volume, as part of his successful bid to flood the Conservative membership rolls with trucker-convoy yoyos. What did he expect, exactly?
Liberal much?
I’m sorry… are you trying to communicate? That isn’t even a complete sentence.
Trucker convoy yo-yos , hmmmm
Do you realize that if us yo-yos wouldn’t have shown up to show Canada and the world that this is all wrong and that we wouldn’t be locked down again and forced to take these shots then you my friend are having a deep sleep in wonderland .
Sounds like the cuckservative can’t take a joke, what happened to free speech
LOL! He’s going to rape his wife as a power move! Ha ha!!! Good one! Oh man… wow! Move over Kimmel!
Omg this disusting.what is this world coming to ?As a women and especially native women we go thru this every day now you know how we feel its not right for. Anyone to make this type of threat.
Would be great if he also stood up and denounced hate towards LGBT+ and indigenous people. He is correct to distance from extreme right wing scum who also gave Trudeau the narrative he used to attack average Canadians protesting government overreach. PP is a refreshing opposition leader …we need to be debating gov’t policy and denouncing hate otherwise it just gets worse for everyone.
You really think so? He seems pretty soft to me. An at-large wanted criminal just publicly threatened to rape his wife as a power move, and his answer was, “I told my assistant to call the RCMP and ask them if, pretty please, they might look into some charges.” It’s almost like he’s afraid of losing the Nazi vote.
The far right has landed Pierre these are your people just the same as the convoys
Except 99% of the people in the convoys weren’t these people. Now Trudeau would want you to think this was the threat but the reality is with the exception of horn honking the protests were peaceful people that wanted what we just are getting Oct 1st.
You really believe that? You should have been in Ottawa
They tried to remove a democratically elected government because they didn’t like it. No thought about will of the people, just the will of their people, f them.
Liberals don’t care about the will of the people.
What rock have you been hiding under?
Enjoy your injections…
“The Liberals are coming! They’re going to make us take medicine!! Next thing you know, you won’t be able to threaten to rape anyone in public anymore!”
The will of the people that continue to let the governments take your rights away to the point of now the 15 minute cities they want to push us in and be dictated what we can and can not do ?
That’s what the will of the people is ?