Canada is often seen as America’s friendly neighbor to the north, but it appears the coronavirus has made everyone go a bit crazy.

As noted by The New York Times, Canadians are damaging cars with plates from the United States in an apparent effort to get their owners to leave and not come back.

Damage isn’t the only issue as CBC News reports there have also been cases of harassment and assault. In the latter incident, two people became upset when they saw a vehicle with a Florida license plate.

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The owner of the car was actually a Canadian who vacations in the United States, and Ontario Provincial Police told the CBC that the men “poked him in the chest” and demanded to know why he was in Canada.

In another case, a Canadian who works in the United States and drives a company car with Michigan plates had their vehicle keyed while it was parked at a marina.

The issues have become widespread enough that the premier of British Columbia has addressed the issue. He suggested people “who have offshore plates and are feeling harassed” should take public transit and get their plates changed.

While the border between the United States and Canada has been closed to non-essential traffic, there are a number of exceptions and Canadians are wary about America’s handling of the pandemic. Johns Hopkins University says the United States has had 5,075,678 cases of COVID-19, while Canada has experienced just 121,610.

While fear is no excuse for vandalism or harassment, Ontario Provincial Police spokesperson Jason Folz told the CBC last month “People are stressed [about COVID-19], and it comes out in strange ways. This is perhaps one of those ways.”

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