Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney
Ousmane Bah faces charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred, and remains in custody.
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Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney
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What this story says
- Ousmane Bah, 45, of Quebec City, has been charged by the RCMP with uttering threats and promoting hatred.
- The charges stem from alleged death threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney on Facebook.
- Bah appeared in court on September 24 and is being held in custody until at least October 1.
- This is at least the fourth recent arrest for threats against the prime minister.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 27 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 30 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
20/100
30 sources · methodology
The RCMP has charged Ousmane Bah, 45, of Quebec City, with uttering threats and promoting hatred. Bah allegedly made death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney and posted them on Facebook. An investigation began on July 6. Bah appeared in court on September 24 and remains in custody until his next appearance on October 1.
Disagreements in reporting
CBC News reported that Bah lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct, citing a federal court decision. None of the other reports mention this detail.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention that Ousmane Bah lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct, a detail reported by CBC News. None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific content of the Facebook posts beyond the general nature of threats, as detailed by CBC News and La Presse.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How other outlets pictured it
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How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
16 rated outlets
- Thirteen left-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. These reports focused on the alleged threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney and the charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred. Several of these reports noted that this was at least the fourth recent arrest for threats against the prime minister. CBC News, in its full report, also detailed that Bah had lost his job in March 2025 for misconduct and mentioned previous arrests of individuals for threatening the prime minister, including Jason Paul Rindall and Marc-André Porlier. La Presse also noted that Bah wrote on Facebook that the death of Prime Minister Mark Carney, King Charles III, and Chief Justice Richard Wagner "is the only solution."
Centre
9 rated outlets
- Eight centre-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. These reports highlighted the RCMP charges of uttering threats and promoting hatred against Prime Minister Mark Carney. City News, in its full report, stated that no other details were available beyond the charges and court dates. Several of these reports mentioned that Bah appeared in court on September 24 and would remain in custody until October 1.
Right
2 rated outlets
- Two right-rated reports covered the charges against Ousmane Bah. Both The Epoch Times and Le Journal de Montreal reported that a Quebec City man was charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney and promoting hatred. These reports stated that the man would be held accountable for his actions before the courts.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney?
- Of the 27 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 59% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 7% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 30. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 27 rated outlets on this story, 59% are rated left, 34% are rated centre, 7% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney biased?
- Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney is one event reported by 30 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Quebec City man charged with threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney?
- 30 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Who was charged and with what?
- Ousmane Bah, a 45-year-old man from Quebec City, has been charged by the RCMP with uttering threats and promoting hatred. These charges are related to alleged death threats made against Prime Minister Mark Carney on Facebook.
- When did Ousmane Bah appear in court?
- Ousmane Bah appeared in court on September 24. He is currently in custody and is scheduled to remain so until his next court appearance on October 1.
- Has Prime Minister Mark Carney received threats before?
- Yes, according to CBC News, this is at least the fourth recent arrest for threats made against the prime minister. Previous arrests mentioned include individuals from Calgary and Winnipeg.
Read it at the source
30 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
16- Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested (opens TVA Nouvelles in a new tab)
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- Against Mark Carney and King Charles III: A Quebec Man Accused of Death Threats (opens La Presse in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Guelph Today in a new tab)
Guelph Today — is Guelph Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
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- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
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- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec man threatened to kill PM Mark Carney, promoted hatred: police (opens CBC News in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens The Record in a new tab)
The Record — is The Record biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
The Hamilton Spectator — is The Hamilton Spectator biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Death Threats to Mark Carney: Quebec City Man Arrested (opens Radio-Canada in a new tab)
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Centre
9- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Chek news in a new tab)
- A Man Accused of Threatening Prime Minister Mark Carney with Death (opens Le Devoir in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Castanet in a new tab)
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
Ckpg Today — is Ckpg Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
CFJC Today Kamloops — is CFJC Today Kamloops biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
Battlefords NOW — is Battlefords NOW biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Police charge Quebec City man accused of threatening to kill Mark Carney (opens City News in a new tab)
Right
2- Quebec City Man Charged With Making Death Threats Against PM Carney, Promoting Hatred (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Epoch Times — is The Epoch Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested (opens Le Journal de Montreal in a new tab)
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Not rated
3- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens mtlblog.com in a new tab)
mtlblog.com — is mtlblog.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Quebec City man charged with making death threats against Prime Minister Mark Carney (opens Loonie Politics in a new tab)
Loonie Politics — is Loonie Politics biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Threats to Mark Carney on Facebook: Quebec City Man Arrested (opens Le Journal de Quebec in a new tab)
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