The RCMP says it is examining a claim that the campaign team for Conservative leadership Candidate Peter MacKay stole confidential data from rival candidate Erin O'Toole. O'Toole claimed Friday evening that MacKay campaign organizer Jamie Lall was involved in the "theft of confidential O'Toole campaign data and strategy," including "Zoom video conferences ... confidential campaign strategy video conferences" and recordings of video conferences with Conservative Party members. The O'Toole team is asking for a "multi-jurisdictional police investigation." Jordan Paquet, a spokesperson for the MacKay campaign, told CBC News by email that O'Toole's team has failed to give the MacKay team documentation to back up its accusations. Paquet goes on to suggest the O'Toole team accessed calls made by MacKay and published them.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 22:58 UTC