Anti-Olympic sentiment invaded the loot bags of young trick-or-treaters this Halloween.
When Vanessa Payne dutifully inspected the chips and chocolate her two daughters Mackenzie, 7, Kennedy, 4, and one-year-old son Lincoln brought home, she was disappointed to find printed notes, that read, "I hate the Olympics, send Car 87 for [Premier] Gordon Campbell."
Payne suspects someone slipped her kids the small sheets of paper in a three-block area near Victoria Drive and William Street.
"Halloween is dress-up fun for kids and having a good time, so leave those political views at home," she said. "Obviously, somebody felt the need to pass them on to little children and their families and I don't really agree with that."
When Payne asked daughter Mackenzie about what she knows about the Olympics she responded, "I know Quatchi, Miga and Sumi."
With furry mascots in mind, the adorable tyke added the Olympics are about "sports."
B.C. Civil Liberties Association executive director David Eby found the incident "totally weird" but entirely "legal."
"It's not a tactic I would use to get the message out about civil liberties infringements around the Olympics, that's for sure," Eby said.
Payne has yet to firm up plans for her family for the 2010 Games but said she thinks the event should be a positive for young families.
"We get facilities because of the Games and hopefully we can create programs for children," she said.
