Liberal campaign organizers in central Toronto say they have seen a record level of election-related vandalism as party supporters complained of scratched cars and slashed tires, while across town, the Liberals said they had fired a campaign worker after complaints he was removing Green party literature from mailboxes.
Vandals in the central riding of St. Paul's have targeted at least 45 cars in front of homes with Liberal lawn signs over the Easter long weekend, said Lynne Steele, campaign manager for Liberal incumbent Carolyn Bennett.
There has been "much, much more" vandalism than during the 2008 election, when vandals slashed the brake lines on some cars owned by Liberal supporters. This year, the vandalism has been so widespread that Bennett's campaign is hoping to hold a postelection fundraiser to pay for repairs to Liberal supporters' cars. "Some of the people have been hit two and three times," she said.
Seriously. Seriously. What are elections in this country coming to?
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