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Theres no evidence a spurned Liberal candidate in the Feb. 5 Sudbury byelection was wrongly offered a post by Premier Kathleen Wynne or party officials to quietly step aside, Ontario Provincial Police say.

We have conducted an investigation and we concluded no criminal offence took place, Sgt. Peter Leon said Monday. We are no longer investigating this matter.

Opposition parties had complained to police and Elections Ontario, seeking a probe after Andrew Olivier, Wynnes candidate in last Junes provincial election, accused the party of dangling a job or appointment in contravention of anti-bribery laws.

That was before Wynne revealed her party had courted Sudbury New Democrat MP Glenn Thibeault and convinced him to defect, leaving his seat in Ottawa for a shot at Queens Park.

Despite the OPPs decision, NDP candidate Suzanne Shawbonquit who won her partys nomination in a first-ballot victory over three challengers on Sunday said Wynnes controversial move to appoint Thibeault over Olivier, who is a quadriplegic, will still hurt the Liberals in the campaign.

Southern Ontario, in terms of the Liberal government, cant come in and tell the citizens of Sudbury who the candidate is going to be, she said in a telephone interview.

Wynne and the Liberals denied offering any enticements to Olivier to step aside, saying they wanted him to work for the party in the campaign to win back the riding, which had been held for almost 20 years by veteran Liberal MPP and cabinet minister Rick Bartolucci.

Olivier has said he will run as an independent in the byelection, which was prompted by the resignation of New Democrat MPP Joe Cimino for unspecified family reasons in late November after just five months on the job.

NDP House leader Gilles Bisson, who has branded Thibeault a turncoat, said the party is waiting to hear from Elections Ontario now that the OPP has closed its case.

What hasnt changed is that Mr. Olivier felt he was being bullied and bribed into not running for the Liberal nomination to make room for a candidate hand-picked in Toronto, Bisson said in a statement.

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OPP clears Liberals of misconduct in lead-up to Sudbury byelection

TORONTO - Ontario Provincial Police have determined the provincial Liberals did not commit a criminal offence in spurning a potential Sudbury, Ont., byelection candidate.

Andrew Olivier, the party's candidate in last June's general election, says he was asked by Premier Kathleen Wynne to step aside because she had another candidate in mind, which she later revealed to be NDP MP Glenn Thibeault.

Olivier says Liberal officials asked him not to seek the nomination and suggested a job or appointment could be arranged accusations the Liberals have denied.

The Progressive Conservatives wrote to the OPP, asking them to investigate because they believed the alleged actions could contravene sections of the Criminal Code that relate to offering government advantages and securing appointments.

OPP spokesman Sgt. Peter Leon says the anti-rackets division reviewed the information and conducted interviews with the people involved and have concluded no criminal offence was committed.

The Sudbury byelection is set for Feb. 5 to replace New Democrat Joe Cimino, who surprised supporters by resigning for personal reasons after just five months on the job.

Thibeault will face off as the Liberal candidate against Olivier, who is running as an independent, Suzanne Shawbonquit, nominated over the weekend for the NDP, and Progressive Conservative candidate Paula Peroni.

The NDP has also asked Elections Ontario to investigate Olivier's allegations, pointing to the Election Act, which makes it an offence to promise a job or appointment to induce a person to withdraw their candidacy.

"I'm confident that Elections Ontario will look into it and when they do they will come down on the (Liberals) and say, 'You're not allowed to do that,'" New Democrat Gilles Bisson said in an interview.

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Sudbury Byelection 2015: Liberals Did Not Commit Crime, OPP Says

Ontario Provincial Police have determined the provincial Liberals did not commit a criminal offence in spurning a potential Sudbury, Ont., byelection candidate.

Andrew Olivier, the party's candidate in last June's general election, says he was asked by Premier Kathleen Wynne to step aside because she had another candidate in mind, which she later revealed to be NDP MP Glenn Thibeault.

Olivier says Liberal officials asked him not to seek the nomination and suggested a job or appointment could be arranged accusations the Liberals have denied.

The Progressive Conservatives wrote to the OPP, asking them to investigate because they believed the alleged actions could contravene sections of the Criminal Code that relate to offering government advantages and securing appointments.

OPP spokesman Sgt. Peter Leon says the anti-rackets division reviewed the information and conducted interviews with the people involved and have concluded no criminal offence was committed.

The Sudbury byelection is set for Feb. 5 to replace New Democrat Joe Cimino, who surprised supporters by resigning for personal reasons after just five months on the job.

Thibeault will face off as the Liberal candidate against Olivier, who is running as an independent, Suzanne Shawbonquit, nominated over the weekend for the NDP, and Progressive Conservative candidate Paula Peroni.

The NDP has also asked Elections Ontario to investigate Olivier's allegations, pointing to the Election Act, which makes it an offence to promise a job or appointment to induce a person to withdraw their candidacy.

"I'm confident that Elections Ontario will look into it and when they do they will come down on the (Liberals) and say, 'You're not allowed to do that,"' New Democrat Gilles Bisson said in an interview.

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Ontario Liberals did not commit criminal offence: OPP

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