Former military reservist sentenced for death threat against Liberal MP [Video]

A former Canadian military reservist has been sentenced to house arrest after posting a video of himself firing a shotgun at a picture of a member of Parliament whom he accused of being a “communist agent” for China.

A British Columbia judge sentenced Peter Liu to a 60-day conditional sentence and 16 months of probation after the 30-year-old pleaded guilty to threatening to cause death or bodily harm to Wilson Miao, the Liberal MP for Richmond Centre.

Liu, who served five years as a Canadian Armed Forces reservist, posted the video to Facebook in May 2023.

The video began by showing a series of news articles accusing the Liberal MP of benefitting from Chinese interference in the 2021 federal election at the expense of the Conservative Party candidate, according to the provincial court decision.

The video then showed Liu, wearing a mask and dressed in camouflage pants, holding a campaign pamphlet of Miao, …