Hundreds of protesters swarmed Premier Brad Wall‘s annual fundraising dinner in Saskatoon four months ago.
The next day, Saskatoon police put out a request wanting to hear from anyone who believed they were a victim of violence or vandalism during the protest.
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“We did take a number of reports in regards to that incident and did go through an investigation,” Saskatoon police spokesperson Kelsie Fraser said.
One of those reports was from Daryl Cooper. The Saskatoon resident said his car was attacked by protesters on his way into the dinner with his son and his father.
He called the experience “surreal.”
“What was going through my head was this was not an attack on me, but it was an attack on what was going on in the budget, from the budget. The cuts is what they were upset with.”
A few days after the dinner, Cooper said he noticed damage to the hood of his car and the windshield.
Earlier this month, Cooper heard there will not be charges laid against the two protesters in his case. Police said there will not be any charges in any of the cases, due to lack of evidence.
“Based on the discussions that we had with the Crown, there just wasn’t enough evidence to move forward with those charges,” Fraser said.
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Cooper said the damage to his car has been estimated at $2,700. He said he hopes the individuals who did the damage will pay for the deductible.
“I would like them to step forward, apologize, sit down, have a cup of coffee, tell me why they were so angry, get to know me and I could get to know them,” Cooper said.
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