As harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence increase, Canada's Members of Parliament (MPs) will be provided with panic buttons to summon the police in an emergency.
Marco Mendicino, the public safety minister who has received death threats, announced the action.
He added it was extremely worrying about the "really poisonous and hateful speech that we witness online."
On the streets, Canadian lawmakers have also received threats, and last year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was attacked with rocks.
The mobile alarms would provide additional security for legislators, according to Mr. Mendicino, who said he received threats last month after submitting a gun restriction measure in parliament.
Additionally, MPs are provided with instruction on how to install cameras, alarms, and other security systems in their residences.
We need a place where we may have heated discussions without encountering the amount of animosity, close physical contact, overt incitement to violence, and death threats, according to Mr. Mendicino.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), which is in charge of their protection, has already come under fire from several MPs for not taking their complaints seriously.
Abuse has been directed towards a certain politician.
Last month, while on a campaign stop in Peterborough, Ontario, Jagmeet Singh, the leader of the tiny left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) and a practising Sikh, was accosted by irate demonstrators.
Video captures the mob cursing Mr. Singh, calling him a "traitor," and praying for his demise.
Later, Mr. Singh said that the episode was among the "most heated, frightening, and insulting" instances of hostility in his professional life and that his colleagues worried for their safety.
Heather McPherson, a fellow NDP member, told CBC News that she was concerned for the safety of her family and had previously received threats to have her beloved dog killed.
Since an anti-vaccine mandate demonstration overtook Ottawa in February and March, some MPs have said that the animosity has grown more intense.
The so-called Freedom Convoy caused the city to come to a stop by blocking roadways with hundreds of vehicles. According to Canadian media, Mr. Trudeau and his family were temporarily relocated to a safe place during the demonstration for a few days.
Following the protests, many politicians, according to liberal MP Judy Sgro, "feel quite insecure."
Until someone started following her home one day, she said, she did not originally carry a panic button.
Women, in my opinion, are considerably more vulnerable than males, Ms. Sgro added. Unfortunately, the current state of society makes it difficult to focus on strengthening security for all members of parliament. There are a lot of unpleasant, irate, and irritated people.
A vehicle was driven past the gates of the estate where Mr. Trudeau and his family resided in 2020 by a guy carrying many firearms. The person claimed he wanted to speak with the prime minister but was hesitant since he had posted on social media about QAnon.
Following worries that an angry demonstration outside the event may get out of control, the PM was compelled to postpone plans to attend a Liberal fundraiser in British Columbia last month.