After a long day & then a long night of sign drops, I came to find someone pulling out ALL the election signs on my street, public property. I'm aware of who this person is. I did ask them not to do it, but they did anyway. If anyone from @JohnMcKayLib wants to know where, DM me
I also contacted 311 and @TorontoPolice, but because it's not urgent, nothing can be done at this time.
I do not have a handle for our Conservative candidate, so if anyone knows who they are, have them reach out as well.
All of us deserve to have our signs displayed without threat of them being destroyed or taken.
Volunteers (and me as a candidate) work hard to place those signs. I saw John McKay's volunteer out today placing those signs. It's not right.
We may not share the same politics, but we can show each other respect.
That's really it.
Good night Twitter.
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I picked up about 20 signs this morning. Signs that I put up at 1 a.m.
Someone went out in the middle of the night and thought it would be a good idea to tag a BPOC candidate's signs with the word "racist".
I shouldn't feel hurt, but I am.
Many people don't appreciate just how hard this work is. As a BPOC woman, putting my name on the ballot was not an easy decision. I didn't take it lightly. I knew that something like this could happen, but I really didn't expect it, nor did I expect to feel this way if it did.
People don't realize the time and effort and money that goes into running a campaign. The emotional work. The long hours. I'm exhausted at the end of a 16-18 hour day, but I get up the next day and continue the work because I believe so strongly in it.