Canada Post is investigating allegations made by an actress that a postal worker shouted racist things at her while she was with her young daughter in Toronto.
Eleanor Matsuura, the British actress best known for her role as Yumiko Okumura in the hit series “The Walking Dead,” posted several stories on her Instagram account Wednesday, alleging she was the target of racial abuse.
“Hey @canadapostagram, I really didn’t enjoy having a tirade of anti-Asian abuse hurled at me by one of your employees driving a Canadian Post van this evening …,” Matsuura wrote in the Instagram story.
“To be fair, I have only just moved to Toronto, but being told to ‘go back to my own country’ felt a little personal…,” Matsuura wrote.
“Also I’m confident it wasn’t me that ‘started COVID’ and I haven’t ‘killed lots of people as a result’ … just so you know,” she wrote.
The actress tagged Canada Post in all of her stories.
Matsuura says the incident happened in front of her young child.
“Screaming racial abuse at people on the street is never OK, but I was with my four-year-old daughter at the time, so you can imagine how unpleasant and confusing that was for her ….”
Phil Legault, spokesperson for Canada Post, says, “We have just learned of the incident through the social posting. The language and experience described in the post are offensive and disturbing.”
Canada Post says it is taking the allegation very seriously and is investigating it. The Crown corporation added that it is reaching out to Matsuura to apologize and get more information.
Matsuura shared a picture of the Canada Post vehicle, although she crossed out the number plate of the vehicle.
“Lucky for you, I got all of his vehicle details … which I’m happy to pass on to you. I’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback on this,” wrote Matsuura, who tagged Canada Post in the story again.
Matsuura did not respond to a request for comment by the Star at the time of publishing.
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