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Arrest Made After Manitoba MLA Received Racist, Threatening Letters
Police say the letters contained racist threats and led to charges after a months-long investigation into harassment of Manitoba families minister Nahanni Fontaine.
- On Saturday, Winnipeg police arrested a 72-year-old man for sending racist, threatening letters to Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine between July and September 2025, with the suspect facing charges of criminal harassment and uttering threats.
- Fontaine, a member of Sagkeeng First Nation, described the anonymous letters as "vile and grotesque," telling reporters the harassment reflects "the violence that's perpetrated and levelled towards Indigenous women."
- Last year, constituency offices for Fontaine and fellow cabinet minister Bernadette Smith were targeted by arson and vandalism; police charged 35-year-old Jesse Robert Shawn Wheatland in November for those attacks.
- Opposition Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan condemned the threats, stating, "Manitoba must remain a place where public service is met with respect," as police continue investigating.
- Abusive language aimed at politicians has escalated since the COVID-19 pandemic, Fontaine noted, with Indigenous politicians and persons of colour emerging as primary targets of such harassment.
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Manitoba cabinet minister says she received vile threats; man arrested
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man faces charges of threatening a Manitoba cabinet minister in letters that contained racist language, the city's police force said Tuesday.
·Toronto, Canada
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Man, 72, arrested after racist, threatening letters sent to Manitoba MLA Nahanni Fontaine
A 72-year-old man has been arrested and is facing charges after Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine was targeted with letters that contained racist comments, including a threat of violence.
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