An Ontario man who threw gravel at Justin Trudeau during a 2021 federal election campaign event marred by protest is set to be sentenced today.
Shane Marshall, a 26-year-old man from St. Thomas, Ont., pleaded guilty to common assault in March.
His defence lawyer told a provincial court last week that Marshall let his anger management issues get the better of him when he tossed stones at the prime minister during a September 2021 campaign stop in London, Ont.
The Crown, meanwhile, framed Marshall’s action as not just an assault on a political candidate, but an assault on democracy.
The defence suggested Marshall should be handed a one-year suspended sentence with mandatory community service, while the Crown argued a sentence of 30 days in jail was necessary to effectively denounce and deter violence during campaigns….