Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore bulletproof vests and was surrounded by bodyguards while campaigning in Toronto on October 12 due to security threats.

Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest inside his shirt while attending an hour and a half campaign with 2,000 people in the suburbs of Toronto. In previous campaign events, he usually did not wear bulletproof vests.

Many security guards, some wearing big backpacks, surrounded Trudeau when the Canadian Prime Minister left the stage to greet supporters. Canadian national broadcaster CBS cites sources from within Trudeau's party that security measures are strengthened as authorities receive information about "a threat".

As planned, Ms. Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, Lady of Canada's Prime Minister, will appear at the event stage to introduce her husband, but she eventually did not show up. Trudeau's campaign declined to comment on this information.

Trudeau's bodyguards arrested a protester seeking to reach the Prime Minister during a protest against climate change in Montreal two weeks ago. Canadian police are collecting and documenting hate messages online against political leaders out of fear of possible violent acts.

Secret Council of Canada Michael Wernick warned of the risk of assassinations during campaign campaigns in the country. "I am concerned about the increasing violence, when many people use the terms 'traitor' and 'traitor' in public statements. These words often have warning signs. an assassination, "Wernick said in a hearing before the Lower House Judiciary Committee of Canada.