Police in two separate jurisdictions are investigating leaks of confidential information allegedly used by Ontario Progressive Conservatives in nomination battles for the June 7 election. Officers with the York Region department north of Toronto have begun looking into the “internal theft” of information on 60,000 customers of the private 407 ETR toll highway. The NDP has formally asked Elections Ontario to investigate whether other candidates have used the data, as the incident becomes a major issue in the election. Tory Leader Doug Ford repeated Friday that the party took swift action over the affair, accepting candidate Simmer Sandhu’s resignation, and does not believe it extends any further. That contender for the Brampton Centre candidacy was disqualified by the party just before the nomination vote last month.

Source: National Post May 18, 2018 22:07 UTC