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Updated: Kelowna-Lake Country Conservative calls defaced Liberal signs 㽶Ƶֱunacceptable㽶Ƶֱ

Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal Stephen Fuhr sings vandalized with blackface
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Stephen Fuhr campaign sign found vandalized. At least three other signs were coloured in with marker following the publication of a photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed up as Aladdin with his face and hands covered in dark makeup. (Contributed)

Update: Sept. 19, 4:12 p.m.㽶Ƶֱ Kelowna Lake Country candidate Tracy Gray says while she is disapointed in Liberal leader Justin Trudeau for his past actions dressing up in blackface and brownface, vandalizing signs of her local Liberal opponent Stephen Fuhr in reaction is unacceptable.

A number of Fuhr㽶Ƶֱs signs were defaced over night with Fuhr㽶Ƶֱs face on his campaign signs coloured in with black marker.

㽶ƵֱA group of volunteers and I were door knocking yesterday when this story broke, and residents told us about it on their doorsteps,㽶Ƶֱ said Gray Thursday afternoon.

㽶ƵֱThis morning our sign team was out checking on our signs and saw defaced signs. We reached out to (Fuhr㽶Ƶֱs) campaign to let them know and I called (Fuhr) directly to let him know that this is unacceptable and I do not condone this,㽶Ƶֱ said Gray.

Original story㽶ƵֱAt least three campaign signs by Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal candidate Stephen Fuhr were vandalized overnight with his face coloured in with black marker.

The vandalism follows a bombshell report released by Time Magazine yesterday that published a photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dressed up as Aladdin with his face and hands covered in dark makeup and wearing a turban during an Arabian Nights-themed party at a Vancouver private school where he worked in 2001.

Fuhr, seeking re-election as the incumbent Kelowna-Lake Country MP, said the vandalism to his signs is very unfortunate.

㽶ƵֱI㽶Ƶֱm just trying to build a better community here,㽶Ƶֱ said Fuhr. 㽶ƵֱWe raise money to pay for those signs and people volunteer to go put them out. To see people go out of their way to do something like that I think is really too bad.㽶Ƶֱ

READ MORE: Third instance of Trudeau in skin-darkening makeup emerges

READ MORE: Party leaders react to Trudeau㽶Ƶֱs brownface photo bombshell

On Wednesday night Trudeau profusely apologized during a hastily held press conference on board his plane and acknowledged that it was a racist act.

During the press conference, he also admitted to having worn makeup during a high-school talent show while performing 㽶ƵֱBanana Boat Song (Day-O).㽶Ƶֱ

㽶ƵֱThe fact that he has taken ownership for it and has apologized is very important,㽶Ƶֱ said Fuhr. 㽶ƵֱIt is very clear that he doesn㽶Ƶֱt have any negative racial views, I㽶Ƶֱve certainly never seen that. He has always been a great supporter of the LGBTQ community.㽶Ƶֱ

Since then Global News has found another video of Trudeau in the 1990s dressed up as blackface sticking out his tongue for the camera and raising his arms over his head.

All three leaders for the other main political parties have condemned Trudeau for his actions.



daniel.taylor@kelownacapnews.com

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