“Our clients are very justified in having some very serious questions about the motivation of the city in taking down these posters.”
The City of Montreal is facing legal action after its employees were caught on camera tearing down pro-Palestine signs ahead of a federal by-election.
The signs belonged to LaSalle-Émard-Verdun pour la Palestine (LEV4P), which is legally registered as a third-party campaign group in the upcoming LaSalle—Émard—Verdun by-election, taking place on September 16.
The incident is the third time since 2008 that the City of Montreal inappropriately removed election signs belonging to Palestine solidarity groups and pro-Palestine political parties, raising questions about why such signs are being targeted.
LEV4P sent a cease and desist letter to the City on August 2. The City initially did not admit responsibility for tearing down the signs, until the group presented CCTV footage of one of the incidents, which was recorded on July 31.
One of the videos, seen by The Maple, shows an individual in a City vehicle pulling up beside a sign attached to a lamp post and using a box cutter to remove it, before driving away with the sign.
Signs belonging to registered third parties are protected under federal election law. (more...)
City Of Montreal Illegally Seized Pro-Palestine Signs, Activists Allege
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