Ottawa·NewTwo people charged with what police described as hate-motivated vandalism — hurling anti-Asian remarks and eggs at a Barrhaven home last year — entered guilty pleas Friday morning. Acts caught on security camera last year left family fearful Joseph Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2025 2:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes agoNeighbours caught on camera throwing eggs, making racist remarks against Asian familyThis security footage video from a family in suburban Ottawa shows neighbours making racist remarks and throwing eggs at their home. The video went viral online and is sparking outrage across the city.Two people charged for what police described as hate-motivated vandalism — hurling anti-Asian remarks and eggs at a Barrhaven home last year — entered guilty pleas Friday morning.The charges date to incidents in June 2024 when a home security camera filmed two people targeting the house of a family with South Korean roots. In court, Jaime Quigley pleaded guilty to one count of mischief to property under $5,000, while Mathew Galipeau pleaded guilty to one count of criminal harassment.During Friday’s proceeding, three videos from a front-door camera were shown, capturing the man and a woman mocking Asian languages with imitative gibberish while standing on their driveway, directly next to the victims’ home. In one video, Galipeau declares he “f–king hates Asians” because “they’re so ugly and can’t talk English.” The two can also be seen launching eggs at the house, with the splatter visibly dripping down from the roof.This security footage video from a family in suburban Ottawa shows neighbours making racist remarks and throwing eggs at their home. The video went viral online and is sparking outrage across the city. (Submitted by Amna Saeed )In the courtroom on Friday, Galipeau placed his face in his hand at one point, looking down as the audio of his anti-Asian remarks could be heard. The family living at the house was out of the country at the time, according to an agreed statement of facts. Reading it aloud, the Crown’s Khorshid Rad said the family soon contacted another neighbour who could see eggs smashed on their roof.Rad said the victim and her family felt fearful following Quigley and Galipeau’s actions, and were left with a deep-level of distrust. CBC News has agreed not to identify a woman living at the home due to safety concerns.But last year she said her family had endured “unimaginable pain” leading up to the acts, as a result of continuous noise and harassment. On Friday, Galipeau, in his 30s, and Quigley, in her 40s, sat in different parts of the courtroom.Their lawyers declined to provide comments following the proceeding. The matter is scheduled to be back in court in early November. ABOUT THE AUTHORJoseph Tunney is a reporter for CBC News in Ottawa. He can be reached at joe.tunney@cbc.ca
2 plead guilty after making anti-Asian remarks, egging Barrhaven house
