Liberal Election Signs In Montreal Were Defaced With Swastikas
The prime minister was "disgusted and angry."
It's only day three of the 44th Canadian election and already, the racists have come out of the woodwork to deface election signs in Montreal.
On Wednesday, Montreal Liberal candidates Anthony Housefather and Rachel Bendayan were the unfortunate victims of election signs defaced with swastikas, a symbol commonly associated with the Nazis. As they are both Jewish, this was clearly intended as a hateful and anti-Semitic attack on them.
Pretty sad to see #antisemitism hitting the campaign on Day 3. I can assure whoever did this that no swastika is going to scare me or stop me from speaking up for Jewish Canadians.pic.twitter.com/vpIP7cWOPE— Anthony Housefather (@Anthony Housefather) 1629227925
Politicians from every party have reacted to this unfortunate incident with disgust.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "It is completely unacceptable. I stand in solidarity with Rachel and Anthony, and the entire Jewish community, against this type of hatred."
Whatever your political views, spreading hateful and violent messages is not the way to go. \n\nWe\u2019ve seen the road that the politics of the far right leads us to in the US and around the world. That is not us. That is not our Canada \n\n#polcan #Elxn44pic.twitter.com/eXv6MgI0pn— Rachel Bendayan (@Rachel Bendayan) 1629215398
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative leader Erin O'Toole were also dismayed by the incident and are standing in solidarity with the two Liberal candidates.
But the candidates have not been deterred by this hateful attack and will continue their campaigns.
