Liberal candidate Glenn Thibeault is seen celebrating his byelection win on Feb. 5, 2015, in Sudbury. (Thomas Duncan/Canadian Press)
Elections Ontario has found that the actions of two Liberals in the run-up to a recent byelection in Sudbury, Ont., constitute an "apparent contravention" of a bribery section of the Election Act.
Greg Essensa, the chief electoral officer of Ontario, says since Elections Ontario has no mandate to conduct prosecutions he has referred the matter to the Ministry of the Attorney General.
"Having reviewed the evidence and findings from this regulatory investigation, I am of the opinion that the actions of Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Patricia Sorbara amount to apparent contraventions of subsection 96.1(e) of the Election Act," wrote Essensa. "Consequently, I have reported this matter to the Attorney General of Ontario."
He says these are "unprecedented circumstances" as no chief electoral officer has ever conducted an investigation into bribery allegations or reported an apparent contravention of the Election Act before.
The report appears to clear Premier Kathleen Wynne and the newly elected MP Glenn Thibeault.
Liberal candidate Andrew Olivier had alleged that a job or appointment was offered in exchange for not seeking the Liberal nomination. The allegation was refuted by the premier but is the subject of an OPP investigation.
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