Manitoba man who rammed gates of Rideau Hall granted statutory release

A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed the gates of Rideau Hall with a truck in 2020 to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted statutory release.

A Manitoba man who armed himself and rammed the gates of Rideau Hall with a truck in 2020 to confront Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been granted statutory release.

The Parole Board of Canada granted the release to Corey Hurren effective July 7, according to documents obtained by CTV News Winnipeg. He was previously granted day parole in November 2022.

Hurren, a former Canadian Ranger, was arrested after ramming his truck into the gates of Rideau Hall, the home of Canada’s governor general, in Ottawa on July 2, 2020. He then took off from the scene on foot while armed toward Rideau Cottage, where Trudeau and his family were living at the time.

He was arrested following a 90-minute standoff.

Trudeau was not home at the time of the incident.

Hurren pleaded guilty to seven weapons charges related to possession of prohibited or restricted firearms and one mischief charge related to damaging the gate, and was sentenced to six years in prison, but was given credit for one year behind bars.

The report from the parole board called the incident, ‘politically motivated.’