NDP MLA Janis Irwin's constituency office was vandalised over the weekend (Photo courtesy of Janis Irwin / Twitter)

By Canadian Press

Irwin's Office Vandalized

Kenney condemns vandalism of NDP MLA’s office

Feb 28, 2021 | 3:59 PM

EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is condemning alleged vandalism at the office of an Opposition legislature member.

His denunciation came on Saturday shortly after Edmonton MLA Janis Irwin posted pictures showing the front window spray-painted with the words “Antifa Liar.”

Kenney issued a social media post Saturday saying that while there are “countless ways” to register disagreement with a lawmaker, but “vandalism is not one of them.”

He also noted that “many other MLA offices have been vandalized in recent months” and condemned those responsible.

The premier was criticized for taking days to denounce anti-lockdown demonstrators who marched in Edmonton last weekend, some carrying tiki torches, which Opposition Leader Rachel Notley said are widely considered symbols of white supremacy and racism in that context.

The NDP leader issued a tweet of her own some time after Kenney’s, saying all forms of racism, misogyny and hate should be called out and she was proud to have Irwin on her team.

(The Canadian Press)