A Winnipeg man arrested earlier this year who allegedly posted threats against Jews and Muslims, and against Prime Minister Mark Carney, has now been charged with advocating genocide and wilful promotion of hatred.
Jason Paul Rindall, 55, was arrested in February, and remains in custody, RCMP said in a news release. He is scheduled to make a court appearance in Winnipeg on Friday.
Rindall was arrested Feb. 13, about a month after the RCMP’s national security enforcement section launched an investigation into a user on the social media site X who had allegedly posted death threats targeting Carney and inciting hatred towards the Jewish and Muslim communities.
He was charged at that point under the Criminal Code with three counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.
On Friday, RCMP said additional Criminal Code charges of advocating genocide and wilful promotion of hatred were laid on March 30.
RCMP said in Friday’s news release that because the investigation is ongoing and before the courts, they will not be providing any further comments at this time.
