Signs, signs, nowhere a sign: Federal election signs stolen from P.E.I. riding

Some federal election signs on P.E.I. came down more quickly than even candidates who were running expected.

Candidates over from three parties in the Malpeque riding say some of their signs were gone when they went to grab them.

Anna Keenan, who ran for the Greens, says eight of her signs were stolen, along with about $1,000 worth of lumber.

"We had our sign team going out on Wednesday and a bunch of them noticed, they said, 'Oh I went to pick up the large sign at the Milton corner and it's missing.'"

Keenan said she checked with her team to see if anyone else had picked them up, but now she believes the signs were stolen. She said thefts like this can cut into the Green Party's bottom line.

"To have this amount go missing is quite disappointing. The larger parties, you know, might not bat an eyelash at $1,000 next campaign, but for the Greens — we are a thrifty party we do recycle and reuse as much as possible."

Keenan thinks the signs were stolen for their lumber, despite the fact that lumber prices have been slipping from the painfully high peak they reached during the pandemic.