The Yukon Party official Opposition and the Yukon NDP caucus says they “unequivocally denounce” the actions by a vandal or vandals at the Marsh Lake home of cabinet minister John Streicker.

Late last week, several areas of the property of Streicker and his wife, Susan, were spraypainted with words referring to the COVID-19 vaccine, masks and the Civil Emergency Measures Agency. A wheelbarrow on whch Streicker had painted a personal message was defaced, while a “This is our home” sign, originally from a toilet, was stolen.

One personal scrawling directed at the minister cannot be published in the Star.

“These acts have no place in Yukon politics or the Yukon,” the two opposition parties said Monday in a joint statement.

“Politicians are in the public eye and under intense scrutiny, but they should never be subject to personal attacks involving their families or their place of residence.

“Canada and the Yukon pride themselves on being a respectful democracy, and what happened on the weekend was targeted, wrong, and a dark moment for all of us.”

YP Leader Currie Dixon said he was “saddened to learn of the vandalism at the minister’s home on the weekend.

“There is no way a disagreement over government policy should have been turned into the personal manner it was. The thoughts of my Yukon Party Caucus colleagues and I are with John and Susan as they deal with this unfortunate incident.”

NDP Leader Kate White said her caucus was “deeply saddened to hear that minister Streicker and his wife were personally threatened at their home.

“Targeting elected officials in such a personal, cowardly way has no place in the Yukon.

“Our thoughts are with John and Susan. There are ways to voice your disagreement, but violence is never the answer.”