The Progressive Conservatives’ former campaign chair says he “carefully reviewed” the 2016 allegations that Doug Ford purchased party memberships to help his preferred candidate win the PC nomination in Etobicoke Centre and was “completely satisfied” Ford did nothing wrong. At the time Martino accused Ford and Surma of duping people into party memberships in order to rig the vote. Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford with Etobicoke Centre PC candidate Kinga Surma at the opening of her campaign office on April 7, 2018. ( Andrew Francis Wallace / Toronto Star )On Thursday, the Liberal party released an audio recording of Ford recruiting members with Surma at an Etobicoke Tim Hortons. I’m not political.” All of the people with whom the Star spoke said Ford had encouraged them to vote for Surma.

Source: thestar May 25, 2018 23:33 UTC