Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken another blow amid Canada’s recent inflation struggles and plummeting poll numbers.
Calgary trick-or-treaters found a bowl full of disposable razors instead of candy outside a home in the Bowness neighborhood, the National Mail reported.
Next to the bowl, a note scrawled in black ink on a piece of cardboard blamed Trudeau for the strange offering:
‘I’m sorry we can’t buy apples this year because of Trudeau. So this year only razors.’
Calgary police confirmed an incident report to the National Post that said “at this time, there is insufficient evidence to indicate that a criminal offense occurred.”
Trick-or-treaters in Calgary reportedly found a container full of disposable razors instead of candy outside a home in the Bowness neighborhood.
Despite the potentially dangerous scene, no injuries were reported.
One mother told Calgary’s 660 NewsRadio that her children had been about to put the knives in their pockets when she realized and quickly put them back in the container.
“You hear about stories… with pins or knives or whatever, but I’ve never encountered anything like that,” he said.
Some expressed outrage online over the Halloween trick.
“Imagine having a brain so rotten that you’d pull out razor blades for the kids and blame it on Trudeau,” one person commented.
“Razors were probably more expensive than actual candy.” And the children don’t understand it,” added another.
Next to the blue knives was a note blaming Trudau for the strange “gift.” Scribbled in black ink on a makeshift piece of cardboard, the note read: “I’m sorry we won’t be able to buy apples this year because of Trudeau.” So this year only razors.
A third user stated: ‘Politics aside, what a resentful and hateful human being. This is of no use.’
Last month, the Trudeau government said the country’s five major supermarket chains, including Walmart and Costco, had made “initial commitments” to help stabilize food prices.
The five chains, including Metro, Loblaws and Sobeys, together represent 80 per cent of the Canadian market.
Trudeau said in September that Canada could impose new taxes on chains if they did not come up with a convincing plan to limit rising food prices.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Desi Food Mart in Cambridge, Canada, on October 6, after his government announced new measures to combat food inflation.
On October 5, Canada’s Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said the five supermarket chains were “fulfilling their commitment to support efforts to stabilize food prices and propose concrete actions.”
He promised that Canadians would soon see discounts on a number of food products, as well as price freezes and price-matching campaigns.
“The cost of food has increased dramatically in recent years and Canadians are struggling to put food on their tables,” Champagne said in a statement.
“Canadians are justifiably frustrated by this situation and we are implementing solutions to bring them relief,” he added, saying the crackdown on big chains was “just the beginning.”
