The Hamilton Spectator

Black candidate in Nova Scotia undeterred after campaign sign is burned

After her election sign was burned over the weekend, a Black Nova Scotian candidate says the incident has given her a greater incentive to be a voice for people who feel unrepresented in provincial politics.

Tamara Tynes Powell, who is running with the Liberals in the riding of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, says the damage occurred sometime early Sunday morning. Tynes Powell is the first person of colour to run in the riding, located about 100 kilometres north of Halifax.

“My campaign manager put my signs up at approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday,” she said in an interview Monday. “An hour later the fire department was there to put out the fire.”

Tynes Powell said the sign was pulled from the ground and burned at the corner of Ford and Robie streets in Truro, N.S., which is the area where she grew up. She described what happened as the “negative actions of a few” and said she has received overwhelming support since she discovered the damage to her sign.

The 41-year-old says she remains undeterred. “I need to be a voice for people who don’t feel that they have a voice and I refuse to let anybody take my voice.”

Tynes Powell said Truro police are investigating the incident.

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