TORONTO — A former top political aide in Ontario has been found guilty of illegally destroying documents related to a controversial government decision to cancel two gas plants before a provincial election. David Livingston, who was chief of staff for ex-Liberal premier Dalton McGuinty, was charged with attempted mischief and illegal use of a computer. The destroyed documents were related to the Ontario Liberal government’s costly decision to cancel two gas plants in 2011. Judge Timothy Lipson, who presided over the case, said Livingston was a sophisticated individual who knew exactly what he was doing. “No issues were more challenging or more dangerous to the minority Liberal government than those related to the gas plants controversy,” Lipson said.

Source: National Post January 19, 2018 20:31 UTC