OTTAWA — Canadian public officials will face an increase in “violent rhetoric” during the next federal election and threats could “intensify” leading up to it, warns an intelligence brief that was prepared just days after the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump.

In July, the federal organization tasked with assessing terrorism threats did an analysis of the potential for violence against Canadian leaders in the wake of the attempt on Trump’s life while he was on stage at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13.