A man from Quebec City has been taken into custody for reportedly making threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney on social media. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced the arrest of Ousmane Bah, aged 45, who now faces charges of threatening to cause harm or death to an individual and inciting hatred against a specific group.
According to the RCMP, Bah used his Facebook account to make these threatening statements, prompting an investigation that commenced on July 6. Following his arrest, Bah appeared in court in Quebec City on September 24 and is set to remain in custody until his next court appearance scheduled for October 1.
In his Facebook posts over the summer, Bah expressed animosity towards the prime minister and made derogatory remarks about individuals of a particular racial background. A court ruling from July revealed that Bah had been dismissed from his position with the Quebec government in March 2025 due to misconduct, which included alarming behavior and statements implicating the prime minister in a conspiracy against him.
Bah had contested his disqualification from receiving employment insurance benefits, but his appeal was rejected. This incident marks the fourth occasion in recent months where individuals have been apprehended for issuing threats against the prime minister.
Earlier in the month, a Calgary resident was arrested by the RCMP in Alberta for similar threats against Carney, while back in March, a Winnipeg man, Jason Paul Rindall, 55, faced arrest for comparable reasons. Furthermore, a Montreal resident named Marc-André Porlier was charged in August for allegedly issuing death threats against Carney and all Canadian law enforcement officers.