Linowski says she’s seen two-by-four frames smashed to pieces and the indications themselves ripped into little pieces and punched. She says the individual accountable was intent on ensuring the indications would never ever be utilized once again.
She says seeing the damage to the indications on public property offered her doubts about having an indication on her property.
“I think I live in a good neighbourhood and I feel pretty confident my neighbours wouldn’t do anything. But I know I’ve talked to some other people who live in other neighbourhoods in the city and they won’t have a sign because of their fear of retribution of doing so,” she says.
“So I hope that that doesn’t happen and hopefully people will feel more confident that they can safely do that. Because again like I said it’s not right in Canada that we should have to be afraid of having an opinion about something.”
A representative from the United Conservative Party says they have actually likewise received reports of harmed check in the city.
Linowski says she reported the harmed indications to the regional NDP workplace and was transferred to offer with the celebration later.
She desires individuals who are out to damage or damage indications to think of what they’re doing.
“You’re not helping the election,” she says. “I hope that this will stop and I hope the political leaders will come out and say to stop doing this kind of destruction, too.”