FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: VIDEO SURFACES ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWING AB MAN VERBALLY HARASSING FREELAND!

Politicians denounce video of Alberta man verbally harassing Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was verbally ambushed Friday on a visit to Grande Prairie.

A video, posted on TikTok and Twitter, shows a large stocky white man with a beard wearing a ripped white tank top and baggy jeans approaching the front reception desk of an office in Grande Prairie demanding to speak with Freeland.

A woman taking the video then notices Freeland down the hall of the building about to get into an elevator and makes the man aware of her presence.

“Oh, right there she is. Elliot, that’s Chrystia,” says the woman. The man then approaches Freeland.

"Chrystia!" the man yells, prompting Freeland to turn to greet him.

"What the f—k are you doing in Alberta?" the man asks. "You f—kin' traitor! You f—in' b—ch! Get the f—k out of this province!" he says, continuing a verbal assault.

"You don't belong here," adds the woman, who was with the man. The disturbing video resonated with female politicians from both parties Saturday morning, as they reacted on social media.

"She hears her name and turns to him because she is open to engaging with people," said Conservative Lisa Raitt.

"He becomes abusive and she heads into the elevator. And in that moment, I'm feeling a knot in my stomach worried (that) he follows. Physical intimidation is not a form democratic expression."

Former Liberal environment minister Catherine McKenna replied to Raitt's tweet, saying, "I feel that exact feeling too when I watch it."

This week on twitter a female deputy PM is shown being physically intimidated, a female journalist is reportedly fired for going grey and a female prime minister is ridiculed for dancing at a private event. Somedays this is exhausting.

— Lisa MacCormack Raitt (@lraitt) August 27, 2022

Federal Minister of National Defence and Liberal MP for Oakville, Anita Anand posted on social media to say she was appalled by the threats as well.

"This behaviour has no place in Canada," said Anand.

"We've all run for office to promote dialogue on important public policy issues, and harassment like this cannot be tolerated." I’m appalled by the threats and intimidation directed at my colleague @cafreeland yesterday. This behaviour has no place in Canada. We’ve all run for office to promote dialogue on important public policy issues, and harassment like this cannot be tolerated.

— Anita Anand (@AnitaAnandMP) August 27, 2022

Conservative Michelle Rempel Garner, the MP for Calgary Nose Hill, weighed in also, saying, "Me too. That hot, sick feeling of being trapped, of not knowing what's going to happen, of not knowing where to run if it escalates, of being confronted by someone hostile and physically larger than you. I have been there, and I'm there again, watching it. It's like watching me."

Alberta senator Paula Simons also weighed in, saying, "Note, it's pretty hard to intimidate a woman who defied the Russian secret police, who stood up to Putin and Trump, and who can run circles around most bullies, in high heels, no less. She greets him in an open, friendly way, then strides coolly into that elevator when he goes off."

Note. It’s pretty hard to intimidate a woman who defied the Russian secret police, who stood up to Putin and Trump, and who can run circles around most bullies, in high heels, no less. She greets him in an open friendly way, then strides coolly into that elevator when he goes off

— Paula Simons (@Paulatics) August 27, 2022

Freeland has not responded to the incident on her social media.

The video posted by Tik Tok user, “@inchoohisdai” has now been taken down and the account has been banned by the social media platform.

The account is linked to a Grande Prairie man named Elliot McDavid who lives in Grand Prairie and has been an active organizer of freedom convoy events in his area. CTV News has reached out to McDavid for comment but has not heard back.