The election posters of an Indigenous candidate in Ontario were damaged

This kind of vandalism and abuse is unacceptable and has no place in politics.denounced Ontario’s head of vegetables, Mike Schreiner, in a press release.

He describes the messages written on his candidate’s posters as racism and misogyny.

said Mr. Schreiner himself So proud to have Ms. Brooks on his team. She is a strong voice and live experience that deserves to be heard in Queen’s Parkhe said.

In a video shared on social media, Ms Brooks said that politics has never accepted us with open arms.

When I applied, I knew something like this could happen. But that doesn’t make it easier now that I’m a victimhe added.

Racism in the countryside

At the start of the election campaign, hate messages were also written on the signs of Liberal candidate Mitzie Hunter in Toronto.

Meanwhile, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford had to defend outgoing Education Minister Stephen Lecce over his participation in a fictional slave sale when he was a university student.

The provincial election will take place on June 2.