Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says top Canadian security officials have assured him that they have upped their vigilance following Saturday’s assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald Trump.
In a series of posts on social media on Sunday, LeBlanc said he met with RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme, David Vigneault, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and Public Safety Canada officials.
“They have assured me that they are exercising increased vigilance and are in close contact with their American partners,” the minister said. “I have every confidence that they will continue to keep Canadians safe.”
LeBlanc also said he spoke with his U.S. counterpart, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, and offered assistance from Canada in the fallout.
This morning, I convened and was briefed by <a href=”https://twitter.com/Safety_Canada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@Safety_Canada</a> officials along with the Commissioner of the <a href=”https://twitter.com/rcmpgrcpolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@rcmpgrcpolice</a> and the Director of <a href=”https://twitter.com/csiscanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@csiscanada</a>. They have assured me that they are exercising increased vigilance and are …