A Liberal MP says vehicles were set on fire at her Toronto home and destroyed in an overnight incident police are treating as arson.
On Thursday, Salma Zahid — who represents the riding of Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East — confirmed two cars had been destroyed at her house.
The incident is being investigated by Toronto police.
The force said officers and firefighters were called to an address in the area of Bellamy Road North and Lawrence Avenue East to respond to the fire early on Thursday morning.
They arrived to find three vehicles engulfed in flames.
Toronto Fire said they battled the blaze, knocked down the fire and then handed on the investigation to police.
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“This is being treated as a suspected arson,” a Toronto police spokesperson told Global News in a statement. “There were no injuries reported.”
Zahid said in a statement she would not “speculate” on a potential motive and would wait until the police investigation was complete.
“I don’t want to speculate on a possible motive,” she wrote in a statement.
“We will await the results of the investigation. But such attacks are unacceptable and will not deter me from my work serving Scarborough Centre-Don Valley East.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in a statement he’s relieved Zahid and her family are safe.
“This is a cowardly act of violence and intimidation. It is unacceptable. It is not who we are as Canadians,” his post on X reads.
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“The Toronto Police have my full support as they search for the criminal or criminals responsible and ensure they are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”
Investigators did not offer any information on who the suspect could be and asked anyone with information or leads to reach out.
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