A Conservative MP from Calgary has fired a summer student working in his office following allegations that someone stole campaign data from party leadership contender Erin O'Toole. The student allegedly downloaded campaign information, passed some of that along to the MacKay campaign and then shared the log-in information itself with that team. Erin O'Toole alleges that Lall, a campaign organizer for Peter MacKay in the Calgary region, was involved in the 'theft of confidential O'Toole campaign data and strategy.' (CBC)O'Toole claimed that Lall, a campaign organizer for MacKay in the Calgary region, was involved in the "theft of confidential O'Toole campaign data and strategy." "This is the 2020 equivalent of breaking into the campaign office and bugging the boardroom."

Source: CBC News June 23, 2020 17:51 UTC