Police in London, Ont., have charged the man until recently at the helm of the local People's Party of Canada riding association with assault with a weapon after gravel was thrown at Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The 25-year-old of St. Thomas, Ont., allegedly threw the gravel at a Liberal Party campaign event in London on Sept. 6. Several days after the event, a PPC spokesperson said Marshall had been fired from his position as president of the Elgin-Middlesex-London riding association. Shane Marshall, 24, was charged with assault with a weapon on Saturday after gravel was thrown at Justin Trudeau. (CBC)Martin Masse said in an email that Marshall's firing was due to allegations that he had thrown stones at Trudeau.

Source: CBC News September 11, 2021 20:37 UTC