(Ottawa) Justin Trudeau refuses to speculate on why Britain’s Foreign Office warned that terrorist attacks were “highly likely” – the only G7 country to be given that risk rating.
Posted at 4:47 p.m.
Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre brought the matter to the Prime Minister’s attention during question time in the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon.
On the Canadian page of its website, the British Foreign Office writes that terrorists are “very likely to attempt to carry out attacks on Canadian soil.”
SCREENSHOT OF THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE WEBSITE
Below, the British government lists a number of attacks that have occurred in Canada.
London specifically lists a 2023 incident in Surrey, British Columbia, in which a person was stabbed and injured, without providing further details.
Presumably the Muslim family mowed down by a driver in London, Ontario in 2021 will also be mentioned.
Canada is the only G7 country with this security risk rating.
When Justin Trudeau was asked to provide information on the issue at the very end of Question Period, he didn’t want to comment too much.
“Does the Prime Minister agree with the British Foreign Office’s assessment?” […] while the Canadian government sets the risk level at moderate? » asked Pierre Poilievre.
“I cannot comment on how other countries make their decisions on travel advice,” the prime minister replied.
“But I can say that there is work going on in Canada every day to assess the level of risk that Canadians face,” he added.
The current level in Canada has been at a moderate level since October 2014; It was increased in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and Ottawa.
It was not immediately possible to determine the timing of London’s announcement.
The British High Commission in Canada has not yet responded to questions from La Presse.