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Should hope a few people will get charged for this, but realistically, we'll just re-elect them again.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/liberals-paid-10-000-to-have-data-erased-opp-1.2877944
Peter Faist, an IT consultant and spouse of former premier Dalton McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was paid $10,000 by the Liberal caucus to wipe data off of approximately 20 government computers, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
The allegation, unproven in court, comes from an OPP Information to Obtain (ITO) document release by the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday. The document was used to get a search warrant, which was executed at a government office in late November.
■Warrant sought emails of McGuinty Liberals' staff as part of criminal probe
Faist, who is married to Laura Miller, is said to have deleted data relating to the cancellation of two gas plants in the Toronto area during the midst of an election campaign. Police suspect the data included internal email conversations regarding the cancellation of the gas plants.
David Livingston, McGuinty's chief of staff, is accused of ordering the deletion of the emails.
Police allege that Livingston, in emails, requested information on how to delete emails permanently and ultimately gave Faist access to the computers.
Faist told police he did not have a contract for the work.
His company, however, had been previously employed by the provincial government, completing more than $50,000 worth of contract work, the documents reveal.
The ITO contains more than 72 pages of information on the alleged data deletion.
The cancellation of the two gas plants cost the province an estimated $1.1 billion, according to the province's auditor general. The former McGuinty administration announced the cancellations in 2012. McGuinty stepped down in early 2013.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/liberals-paid-10-000-to-have-data-erased-opp-1.2877944
Peter Faist, an IT consultant and spouse of former premier Dalton McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was paid $10,000 by the Liberal caucus to wipe data off of approximately 20 government computers, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.
The allegation, unproven in court, comes from an OPP Information to Obtain (ITO) document release by the Ontario Superior Court on Thursday. The document was used to get a search warrant, which was executed at a government office in late November.
■Warrant sought emails of McGuinty Liberals' staff as part of criminal probe
Faist, who is married to Laura Miller, is said to have deleted data relating to the cancellation of two gas plants in the Toronto area during the midst of an election campaign. Police suspect the data included internal email conversations regarding the cancellation of the gas plants.
David Livingston, McGuinty's chief of staff, is accused of ordering the deletion of the emails.
Police allege that Livingston, in emails, requested information on how to delete emails permanently and ultimately gave Faist access to the computers.
Faist told police he did not have a contract for the work.
His company, however, had been previously employed by the provincial government, completing more than $50,000 worth of contract work, the documents reveal.
The ITO contains more than 72 pages of information on the alleged data deletion.
The cancellation of the two gas plants cost the province an estimated $1.1 billion, according to the province's auditor general. The former McGuinty administration announced the cancellations in 2012. McGuinty stepped down in early 2013.
