Campaign sign vandalism, press conference protests and hacked online election forums are making Alberta’s election process one of the most divisive in history, according to a political expert.
Signage from both the NDP and UCP has reportedly been vandalized, torn to pieces, run over and placed unsolicited on the front lawns of some property owners.
CTV News has received messages online and collected several examples on social media of signs that were cut in half, like that of UCP candidate Jon Dziadyk who is running in Edmonton-Castle Downs. The offices of NDP candidates CTV News spokes with have declined to comment on the issue, and say they're instead focus on the positives of their campaign, but UCP released the following statement:
According to Alberta law, anyone caught damaging an election sign can be charged with mischief to property and theft under $5,000.
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