'Disrespectful to the democratic process': Sarnia police investigate stolen election signs

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 16, 2025 7:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Sarnia constabulary accidental they're probing respective reports of predetermination signs being stolen passim the southwestern Ontario borderline metropolis arsenic the national predetermination inches closer.

The municipal unit issued a informing to the nationalist connected Tuesday asking residents to respect each predetermination materials careless of someone's "political affiliation."

"Tampering with predetermination signage is not lone disrespectful to the antiauthoritarian process but whitethorn besides represent 1 oregon much transgression oregon provincial offences," constabulary said successful an online statement.

According to section authorities, anyone recovered to beryllium progressive successful the theft, harm oregon removal of an predetermination motion could beryllium charged with a fistful of offences. 

• Theft nether $5,000.

• Mischief nether $5,000.

• Interfering with predetermination materials (Canada Elections Act).

• Trespassing (Trespass to Property Act).

Anyone who witnesses suspicious enactment involving predetermination signs is encouraged to interaction police.