Justice Minister Arif Virani says protesters who took their cause to his home over the weekend crossed a line.
A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters showed up at Mr. Virani’s Toronto-area home on April 27, waving flags and placards with his photo on them at the edge of his driveway.
Mr. Virani told reporters on his way into a cabinet meeting on April 30 that he believes in the right to “lawful and peaceful protest,” which the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees.
But he says he considers it crossing the line when protesters show up at his home, saying that his wife and kids “do not deserve to be harassed.”
The minister says the same goes for his neighbors, and if people have a problem with him, they should come to his office and leave his family alone.
Protesters also demonstrated in front of home of Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly earlier this year, which members of Parliament also condemned.
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