One of federal Liberal candidate Dan RuimyB次元官网网址檚 election signs has been vandalized with blackface.

The incumbent for Pitt Meadows-Maple Ridge saw the sign at the roundabout on Airport Way, near the Golden Ears Bridge, when coming back from a rally on Tuesday night.

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The Liberal campaign was rocked by a last week, after images of a younger Justin Trudeau wearing blackface and dressed in ethnic costumes surfaced.

Ruimy defended his partyB次元官网网址檚 leader, saying his policies as prime minister show he is not racist, and that he apologized and B次元官网网址渙wnedB次元官网网址� his mistakes.

He said such public racism B次元官网网址� like putting blackface on his signs B次元官网网址� is not socially productive.

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He acknowledged that publicizing the vandalism could make the problem worse, but wanted to call out the perpetrators.

B次元官网网址淭his is unacceptable. I will not let them win.B次元官网网址�

Ruimy said six other Liberal signs have been cut, knocked down or demolished.

The ridingB次元官网网址檚 Conservative candidate Marc Dalton said he B次元官网网址渃ondemns this disgusting act of vandalism.

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He did, however, also condemn TrudeauB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址渧arious blackface activities.B次元官网网址�

B次元官网网址淭hey are made worse by him labelling his opponents bigots, racists and white supremacists,B次元官网网址� said Dalton. B次元官网网址淭he hypocrisy of it all is a big disturbing.B次元官网网址�

Daldon said his campaign has also had problems with stolen and vandalized signs.

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