Liberal campaign volunteer wearing hijab says she was harassed and followed, Toronto police investigate | CBC News

CBC - 18/04
Toronto police are investigating after a Liberal volunteer said she was harassed for wearing a hijab while door knocking and then followed down a street as she was walking away with other volunteers. The party's candidate for Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East says it was the woman's first day as a volunteer.

Toronto police are investigating after a Liberal campaign volunteer said she was harassed for wearing a hijab while door knocking and then followed down a street while walking away with other volunteers.

The young woman was subjected to racial slurs and aggressive questions, and criticized by a resident for wearing a hijab on Wednesday in her first day as a volunteer, said Salma Za...
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