TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals have decided taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for about $10,000 they paid a computer expert to allegedly wipe hard drives in the premier's office.
Court documents released last week show Ontario Provincial Police allege a computer expert with no security clearance was paid to delete documents in former Premier Dalton McGuinty's office.
Police investigating deleted documents on the cancellation of two gas plants at a cost of up to $1.1 billion allege the payment of taxpayer money to Peter Faist, the spouse of McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was made by Liberal Caucus Services.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's press secretary says in a statement that the Ontario Liberal Party executive council voted Monday to cover the payment so no tax dollars go toward work currently under police investigation.
Zita Astravas says the payment "is in no way intended as a prejudgment or comment upon the findings of the ongoing police investigation."
She says they had no information until the release of the court documents that any services invoiced by Faist were related to matters under investigation.
Lawyers representing Faist and his spouse Laura Miller have said their clients did nothing wrong.
The New Democrats said "it's a sad state of affairs" when it takes a police investigation for the Liberals to admit they were wrong.
"They wasted billions. They did everything they could to destroy the evidence and cover it up. And Kathleen Wynne is continuing the cover up by protecting Peter Faist and Laura Miller," NDP house leader Gilles Bisson said in a statement.
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Ontario Gas Plant Scandal: Liberals To Reimburse $10K Paid To Allegedly Wipe Hard Drives
TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals have decided taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for about $10,000 they paid a computer expert to allegedly wipe hard drives in the premier's office.
Court documents released last week show Ontario Provincial Police allege a computer expert with no security clearance was paid to delete documents in former Premier Dalton McGuinty's office.
Police investigating deleted documents on the cancellation of two gas plants at a cost of up to $1.1 billion allege the payment of taxpayer money to Peter Faist, the spouse of McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was made by Liberal Caucus Services.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's press secretary says in a statement that the Ontario Liberal Party executive council voted Monday to cover the payment so no tax dollars go toward work currently under police investigation.
Zita Astravas says the payment "is in no way intended as a prejudgment or comment upon the findings of the ongoing police investigation."
She says they had no information until the release of the court documents that any services invoiced by Faist were related to matters under investigation.
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Labor Party faces a major blow, set to lose power in its last state of South Australia after the Liberals claim victory in Tasmania. Nine News.
Winning Liberal leader Will Hodgman claimed an emphatic mandate for change in the Tasmanian election after his party was swept to majority government.
Mr Hodgman appeared to have taken up to 14 seats in the 25 seat House of Assembly as Labor and Green votes fell away, according to election analysts.
"We will be decisive and we will not, we will not, adopt a business as usual approach," Mr Hodgman told cheering supporters in the Hobart tally room on Saturday night.
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Liberals claim victory in Tasmanian state election
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman says his party is ending the year on a high after nine months in government.
While cuts to education and the public sector drew heavy criticism from some in the community, the Tasmanian Liberals had plenty to celebrate in 2014.
Mr Hodgman led the Liberals to power after 16 years in opposition and played host to the leader of the world's largest economy, president Xi Jinping of China.
But he said the fact that Tasmania had shown signs of economic growth was the standout achievement.
"I think that's been the highlight for the whole year," he said.
"Tasmania's economy starting to grow again."
It has not all been smooth sailing, though.
Treasurer Peter Gutwein failed to deliver the key savings measure in the Liberal's first budget: a public sector pay freeze.
Instead, 861 full-time positions will be cut from the public service workforce by June.
Mr Hodgman refused to give an update on the progress of the cuts.
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