Posted: Feb 18, 2021 4:57 PM ET | Last Updated: February 19
A petition launched Thursday morning called on London Mayor Ed Holder to immediately demand the removal of the message, has since garnered more than 5,000 signatures.(Jing YG/Change.org)
People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say directly targets the Asian community.
The marquee board at the Ale House, which is known for controversial messaging, had criticized Premier Doug Ford's measures to stop the spread of COVID-19. On Thursday morning, the board read, "Mr Ford, history will show lockdowns caused more damage 2 the public then [sic] the China virus!"