Adam: Rise in political vitriol fuels rise in physical threats against politicians

The law will follow its course in the case against Jason Claude Lamarche, the man charged with threatening to kill Ottawa Coun. Stephanie Plante. Plante, who is just doing the job she was elected to do, is the latest victim in a troubling trend of violent threats against politicians. The root causes can be traced to the coarsening of political discourse and the vilification of opponents by politicians who use extreme language to fire up support. Read More