Sudbury Byelection
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Pat Sorbara out as co-chair of Ontario Liberals’ 2018 election campaignIn a statement Thursday evening, Wynne said while Sorbara will not be joining the campaign team, she will continue to count on her personal friendship.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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ANALYSIS: Welcome to Ontario, now call the copsCall the cops! It’s now the rallying cry of Ontario opposition parties emboldened by a police force increasingly willing to stick its baton into political affairs.PoliticsDec 12, 2017
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Judge acquits 2 Ontario Liberals in Election Act bribery caseA judge has acquitted two Ontario Liberals of bribery charges under the Election Act, in relation to the Sudbury byelection case.CanadaOct 24, 2017
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Lawyers argue for Ontario Liberal bribery case to be dismissedThe judge deciding a case against two Ontario Liberals facing bribery charges under the Election Act is questioning the merits of one of the charges against a former top staffer to the premier.PoliticsOct 10, 2017
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Lawyers call for acquittals mid-trial in Ontario Liberal bribery caseLawyers have filed written arguments for the directed verdict application that's set to be heard Oct. 10 in Sudbury, before the defence has even called any witnesses.PoliticsSep 29, 2017
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Bill Kelly: The hypocrisy of politicsWe've come to expect a heavy dose of hyperbole in our politics these days, but unfounded accusations of illegality are becoming much too frequent.Sep 14, 2017
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Kathleen Wynne set to testify at trial for 2 Ontario Liberals facing Election Act bribery chargesPat Sorbara, the premier's former deputy chief of staff and Liberal campaign director, and Gerry Lougheed, a local Liberal organizer, are charged under the Election Act, accused of offering would-be candidate Andrew Olivier a job or appointment to get him to step aside for Wynne's preferred candidate in a 2015 Sudbury byelection.PoliticsSep 12, 2017
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Ontario Liberals accused of rushing marijuana plan to distract from gas plants, bribery trialsProgressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown says the government announced the marijuana plan as a distraction before fully considering both public safety and public health issues.CanadaSep 11, 2017
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Man at centre of Ontario Liberal bribery allegations believed party jobs were on offerPat Sorbara, the Ontario Liberal Party CEO at the time of the allegations, and Gerry Lougheed, a local Liberal fundraiser, are facing bribery charges under the Election Act.CanadaSep 8, 2017
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Bill Kelly: Elections Act trial could get uglyThe trial is sure to expose the dark underbelly of politics, namely that this kind of interference in the political process happens all too often.Sep 6, 2017
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