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“We should be focusing on debating the issues that matter most to Saskatchewan families, instead of wasting our time and energy on this kind of stuff,” he said.

Photo by Supplied/Tajinder Grewal / The Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Premier Brad Wall, who took to Twitter over the weekend to ask for help identifying the person or people who vandalized his party’s headquarters, commented on the most recent act of suspected vandalism while visiting Saskatoon on Monday.

“It’s obviously wrong wherever it happens. It has no place in this election, in this campaign that’s upcoming, and it has no place in politics. Period,” Wall said.

“We want people to be able to come forward of every stripe, put their name forward and run for office,” he said. “Then we want a free, open and fair debate that is ideas-driven, and this just has no place in politics in Saskatchewan today.”

Following his party’s campaign launch in Saskatoon on Monday, NDP leader Cam Broten condemned both incidents of vandalism.

“Whatever party this happens to, it’s unacceptable, and this of course has no place in Canadian democracy,” he said.

“This is not what we want in a campaign on either side in terms of behaviour. It’s not acceptable and I know in Saskatchewan, we’re better than that.”

Joe Garcea, a political scientist at the University of Saskatchewan, called the vandalism “despicable” and “inexcusable,” but said it won’t set the tone as the election campaigns roll on.

“I don’t think this is setting the tone for anything,” he said. “I think this is a reminder that there are stupid and crazy people out there.”