Altona Police are asking residents to be respectful to one another as the 2025 federal election campaign continues.
The department has received multiple reports of election signs being damaged in and around Altona, including two on April 10 alone.
Chief Dan Defer shares that two signs for the Liberal Party were deliberately run over by a vehicle last week.
“There have been a few others, but we don’t know if that’s damage or environmental,” the chief notes. “But these [two] were obviously deliberate.”
Defer reminds residents that it is an offence under the Federal Elections Act to tamper, damage, remove, or destroy any election signage, and police will be investigating all such complaints.
It’s not unusual for the department to receive a few reports of this crime during the federal and provincial elections (less so the municipal ones), but it is discouraging, Defer says.
“We understand everyone’s got different viewpoints, especially when we’re talking politics, but that’s the beauty of living in Canada. We can all have different viewpoints and we don’t need to be disrespectful of another person’s views.
“You don’t have to agree with a political affiliation, and that’s fine, but don’t go out and damage someone else’s property.”
