Edmonton Man Charged With Making Threats Against PM Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks to Canadian business leaders at the Canada Investment Summit welcome reception, in Toronto, on Sept. 13, 2026. The Canadian Press/Jon Blacker

An Edmonton man has been arrested and charged by the RCMP in connection with threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney, the latest case in which police have charged individuals with making threats against Canada’s leader.

The RCMP Federal Policing Northwest Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) in Alberta began an investigation on Sept. 4 into a user’s activities on the social media platform X, after threats targeting the prime minister were allegedly posted.

INSET—with support from the Edmonton Police Service and Alberta RCMP’s Parkland detachment—arrested a suspect on Sept. 9.

Dwight Peter MacIntyre, 44, of Edmonton, has been charged with uttering a threat to cause death and is scheduled to appear in the Albert Court of Justice in Edmonton on Nov. 25.

“People should not assume they can make threats online without consequences. When online comments cross the line into criminal conduct, police will investigate and take appropriate action to hold those responsible accountable,” Supt. Matt Johnson said in an Oct. 1 news release.

“Criminal online actions have real-world consequences, regardless of whether they are made behind a screen.”

The RCMP is federally mandated to safeguard designated Canadians and select foreign diplomatic personnel residing in Canada under Article 22 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

The RCMP said it would not provide any further comments about the incident while it is before the courts.

This is at least the fifth reported case this year in which police have laid charges after threats were made against Carney.

The RCMP announced on Sept. 25 it had charged Ousmane Bah, a 45-year-old Quebec City man, with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to the prime minister and promoting hatred against white people.

Calgary police charged 31-year-old Jamie Dacosta in mid-September after video threats against Carney were allegedly posted to a YouTube account.

The RCMP charged 51-year-old Montrealer Marc Porlier in early August. He is accused of uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm to Carney, Senator Yuen Pau Woo, and other individuals in an email. Porlier was previously convicted of arson and mischief over $5,000 in connection with a 2017 incident in Toronto.

Winnipeg resident Jason Paul Rindall, 55, was charged in March with three counts of uttering threats to cause death to Carney. Police also accused Rindall of inciting hatred toward Jews and Muslims in social media posts.

The allegations have yet to be tested in court.