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

A yellow Elections Canada sign points to a local polling station. Voters line up in the background.

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.


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