The arson attacks come during a close election in British Columbia, but are not related.
Hundreds of ballots have been destroyed in Vancouver and another nearby city as federal authorities investigate, as was reported by the Associated Press.
These attacks took place amid a disputed election in British Columbia, where the NDP beat the Conservative Party by a narrow margin. Critics have speculated that fraud may have been involved.
While these attacks occurred in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon, it raises concerns about the integrity of the election system in North America.
Election workers in Canada have come under fire after it was revealed that certain employees were permitted to take ballots home.
Political commentator David Simieritsch speculated in a viral YouTube video that the recent provincial election in British Columbia was rigged, as was previously reported by Toronto 99.
However, not everyone on the right is convinced that voter fraud occurred in the recent election, including Spencer Fernando, a right-wing blogger.
“Just because an election is close, and just because you may not end up getting the result you want, doesn’t mean the process is rigged,” wrote Fernando in a recent blog article in an effort to debunk claims of voter fraud.
Democracy is a very precious thing. Learning how to transfer power without bloodshed is an immense human achievement, something that we must hold on to and defend if we are to continue advancing as a species and as a civilization.
Accepting a loss and regrouping to try and win the next time is the only way that the system can remain in place, and we must not allow the legitimacy of our democratic institutions to be undermined by lies and misinformation.”
Despite the history of voter fraud occurring in municipal, provincial, and federal elections in British Columbia, there is no evidence of any voter fraud in the recent provincial election at the time of writing.
UPDATE: The headline and tagline were updated on Oct. 29 to add more context. Read more about our editorial standards.
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