Mountie facing criminal investigation for allegedly making threatening comments at G7

Catharine Tunney · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 14, 2025 6:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

A Quebec Mountie is nether transgression probe for allegedly making threatening remarks online during their deployment astatine the G7 acme past month, the RCMP confirms. 

The Journal de Montréal archetypal reported the quality and said the officer's alleged remarks were made astir U.S. President Donald Trump.

The French-language newspaper, citing sources, besides said the serviceman is accused of leaking accusation astir Trump's movements, which would represent a information breach and could person compromised the president's safety.

CBC News has not independently confirmed those details. 

A spokesperson for the RCMP wouldn't remark connected the particulars of the case, including the officer's name, but told CBC News they are the taxable of some a transgression probe and interior codification of behaviour review.

"Depending connected the result of the grounds review, transgression charges whitethorn beryllium laid," said Cpl. Érique Gasse.

"The RCMP takes each threats that whitethorn interaction the consciousness of information seriously. Violent connection oregon behaviour is not tolerated."

Canada hosted the G7 in Kananaskis, Alta., marking 1 of the largest home information operations successful Canadian history.

The lawsuit saw the RCMP, on with different constabulary forces and the Canadian Armed Forces, commit a important magnitude of resources to unafraid the vicinity, including mounting up no-fly zones. 

Leading up to the event, the RCMP was readying for a myriad of imaginable threats and was "mindful" that Trump was the people of assassination attempts past twelvemonth during the statesmanlike campaign.