A Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario election asked a fellow Tory not to challenge him for their riding’s nomination, at one point suggesting the other candidate could receive a well-paying job in a likely Conservative government if he dropped out of the race. The comments can be heard on a secretly made recording of the 2016 conversation — obtained by the National Post — between Parm Gill, the PC candidate in Milton constituency, and businessman Rashid Qadri. “The opportunities are limitless,” Gill, a former federal Conservative MP, tells Qadri at one point. Qadri eventually dropped out of the race for the nomination and endorsed Gill, who won the candidacy over Halton Region Coun. Alex Williamson, a retired Ontario Provincial Police officer, said in the third note that at no time did Gill try to influence Qadri in his candidacy.

Source: National Post May 18, 2018 00:45 UTC