OTTAWA–A political staff member at the centre of allegations that Peter MacKay’s Conservative leadership campaign inappropriately accessed rival Erin O’Toole’s video-conferencing records has been fired. A source close to the O’Toole campaign said the staff member in question has been accused of providing the MacKay campaign with access to a database holding confidential O’Toole campaign video recordings. The MacKay campaign has denied the allegations. According to a complaint to police that was reviewed by the Star, the O’Toole campaign alleges a third party shared internal O’Toole campaign videos with Jamie Lall, a MacKay operative in Calgary. Lall also said he would take legal action against the O’Toole campaign.

Source: thestar June 23, 2020 15:45 UTC