Overview

• Sarah Spanier has suspended door-to-door canvassing in the Battle River-Crowfoot byelection after receiving online death threats.
• She informed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police about messages warning she would be met with a shotgun if she knocked on doors.
• Spanier attributes the threats and other derogatory comments to her public support for transgender rights.
• The independent candidate is refocusing her efforts on online outreach and public appearances for safety reasons.
• Pierre Poilievre is preparing to contest the August 18 vote in the rural Alberta riding after Damien Kurek vacated the seat for him.