(Ottawa) Particular attention has been paid to security for the New Democratic Party (NDP) convention which opens Friday in Hamilton, Ontario. This takes place in a tense context due to the war between Israel and Hamas as well as the polarization of the political debate.
The security of the premises and of the New Democratic leader, Jagmeet Singh, is provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Private security guards have also been hired by the party and volunteers are stationed at the entrances to ensure that people trying to gain access to the floors of the Hamilton Convention Center where the event is taking place are in fact safe. accredited.
Party officials would not elaborate on security surrounding NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, except to say it had not been increased due to the war between Israel and Hamas that broke out on Saturday. .
“We meet with them, they give us advice, determine their level of security and we take that into account,” simply said his chief of staff, Jennifer Howard, during an information session for the media.
Mr. Singh was insulted by demonstrators in 2022 while he participated in an event in Peterborough during the Ontario election campaign. They approached him, hurling insults at him, and some followed him, giving him the finger, until he got into a car.