'It's shocking': Alberta politician's campaign sign defaced with racist graffiti

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A campaign sign for a candidate in the Alberta election has been defaced with profane and racist graffiti.

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Joanne Gui, the Alberta Party candidate for the northern Calgary riding of Calgary-Edgemont, says she was brought to tears after seeing her sign had been spray-painted with several profanities and the word “c**nk” with an arrow pointing to her face.

“I’m a visible minority, I’m Chinese, but I am Canadian, as Canadian as everybody who chooses to live on this land,” Gui told CTV Calgary. “In this day and age, this kind of thing is still happening? It’s shocking.”

The rookie politician says she has been inundated with messages of support from her fellow party members since news of the sign broke.

The Calgary Police Service is investigating the vandalism.

This behavior has no place in Alberta. I'm confident that the overwhelming majority of Albertans aspire to good values and principles and see this for what it is. Racism like this that only further encourages me to run and continue to change the face of politics for the better. https://t.co/Iv9ljhiPmI

— Joanne Gui (@GuiJoanne) March 21, 2019