Including chart.js in my hugo site

Also, I have noticed in the code if I do not include

<script src="/js/Chart.min.js"></script>

Immediately before the canvas, the output of Hugo will replace quotes with this:
&lsquo; and &rsquo;.

Which as I understand it is the same issue someone pointed out here:

Is this a problem with the theme then?

Again, here is the source: