The Ontario Provincial Police confirmed they conducted a search Wednesday, as part of their investigation into allegations that the former premier’s staff deleted key emails related to the gas-plants scandal.
A report by the province’s privacy commissioner previously found that members of Dalton McGuinty's staff deleted emails they weren’t supposed to, which related to the cancelled Oakville and Mississauga gas plants.
The OPP launched a criminal investigation eight months ago, after Tories made complaints about the deleted emails.
While police won't say where the search on Wednesday occurred, the Ottawa Citizen is reporting that it took place at a data storage facility in Mississauga.
Ontario's auditor general has estimated that the full cost of killing and relocating the Oakville and Mississauga plants will likely top $1 billion, when long-term costs are factored in.
In addition to the ongoing criminal probe, a legislative committee is also probing the costly cancellation of the two gas plants.
Reams of emails have been released during the ongoing committee probe, some of which have revealed embarrassing details of the political motivations behind the scrapping of the gas plants.
Premier Kathleen Wynne's office didn’t comment specifically on Wednesday’s search, but said that she had been "open and transparent" about the gas plants and would "continue to co-operate fully in any effort to gather information."
New Democrat MPP Gilles Bisson, who sits on the legislative committee, said Wednesday’s revelations prove there is still more to the story.
"This is deeply, deeply troubling," he told CBC News.
PC critic Vic Fedeli said that he supports charges being laid by the OPP, if its detectives find evidence of criminal wrongdoing during their investigation.
"If documents were deleted… somebody should be charged," he said Wednesday.
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