Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on political leaders to take a united stand against threats of violence and intimidation on Sunday, days after his deputy in Alberta was confronted by a man who repeatedly shouted insults at her and called her a traitor.

A video circulated online over the weekend shows Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland arriving at city hall in Grande Prairie, Alta., on Friday, then being confronted by the man as she approached and entered the elevator.

Trudeau addressed the incident during an announcement in Ottawa about funding an action plan to support LGBTQ2S+ communities. He said what Freeland faced is not isolated.

Trudeau said, "Threats, violence, and intimidation of any kind are always unacceptable, and this kind of cowardly behavior threatens and undermines our democracy, our values, openness, and respect upon which Canada is built."

The incident prompted current and former politicians from across the spectrum to condemn the incident and speak out against harassment faced by public figures.

The man's identity in the video was widely circulated online, but The Canadian Press's attempts to reach him have so far failed.

Trudeau described the confrontation as a "violent backlash" of the kind that has been growing on social media for many years, where any time a woman speaks on social media, she becomes subject to harassment."

As leaders, we need to call this out and take a united stand against it, because no matter who you are, who you love, your skin color, how you pray, where you are from, your gender, you deserve respect, and you deserve to live in peace without fear of the threat of violence."