Parti Québécois candidate Bernard Drainville’s office in Longueuil was the target of graffiti.
Thursday morning, campaign posters in the former Minister for Democratic Institutions’s riding were spray-painted with swastikas. One of messages on the building said “Drainville out. Don’t touch my kippa.”
Drainville is responsible for the Charterof Values bill. If adopted, the legislation would prohibit public employees from wearing kippas, turbans, burkas, hijabs and “large” crosses, while they are on the job.
PQ Leader Pauline Marois says vandalism is totally unacceptable and doesn’t belong in democracy.
“I denounce these acts,” she said, “We are in a democracy where it is possible to have discussion, to talk about any issue in our society and [vandalism] is not the way to do things.”
Longueuil police are trying to track down witnesses. So far investigators have no description of any suspects.
With files from CBC.
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