An independent Calgary candidate has been ordered to temporarily stop putting up his election signs due to similarities to the Conservative party posters.
The Conservative party is seeking a court injunction on Roger Richard’s signs erected throughout the Calgary Northeast riding.
The signs use the same shade of blue, similar white lettering and a red banner in the top left-hand corner. Richard’s signs also have the word “Conservative” printed on them.
On Thursday, a Calgary justice barred Richard from raising any new signs or handing out campaign literature until a decision is announced on Monday. Signs already posted can remain.
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