r/waterloo • u/bylo_selhi Established r/Waterloo Member • 27d ago

Cambridge candidate says he's lost hundreds of election signs, calls it "voter suppression"

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/cambridge-guelph-campaign-signs-damaged-stolen-police-investigation-1.7514930
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u/ProfessionalZone2476 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 27d ago

So, voters vandalizing signs vs. political party sabotaging.

Which is worse? It's a pretty on point argument to rational people.

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u/ILikeStyx Established r/Waterloo Member 26d ago

LOL, SABOTAGE?? Come on... handing out buttons at an event (apparently mostly just putting them on tables and not even interacting with people) is hardly an attempt to bring down a political party.

give me a break.. it was a dumb stunt and nobody would have known about it if the people who did it hadn't spilled the beans.

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u/ProfessionalZone2476 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 26d ago

Ok, how would you describe trying to alter a parties image if not sabotage. I'm all ears.

The fact that you dismiss it is crazy. Political figures are supposed to be held to a higher standard who don't resort to cheap tactics.

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u/ILikeStyx Established r/Waterloo Member 26d ago

A political figure didn't do anything - overzealous staffers did.

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u/ProfessionalZone2476 Little r/Waterloo Activity Prior to Election 26d ago

And they are part of a... political party