Liberal politicians silent on police raid of ministries

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Liberal politicians silent on police raid of ministries


The Canadian Press
<!-- dateline -->TORONTO<!-- /dateline --> ? Ontario cabinet ministers are staying silent in the wake of a police raid on a provincial government office complex.
Last Thursday, provincial police raided the Macdonald Block, a downtown Toronto tower that houses 13 provincial ministries and the offices of several cabinet ministers.
Neither the police nor the government will say which ministries were the target of the raid, which followed allegations of "irregular" financial dealings with outside vendors.

 

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Police investigating at least two Ont. government ministries

Police investigating at least two Ont. government ministries

Police investigating at least two Ont. government ministries

The Canadian Press
<!-- dateline -->TORONTO<!-- /dateline --> ? At least two Ontario government ministries are the subject of a criminal investigation into "irregular financial transactions" involving outside vendors, a senior government source said Saturday.
Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police raided several ministries Thursday as part of their probe into these activities, but a senior government source said the investigation did not involve elected officials.
"No politician or political staff is involved," said the government source who had been briefed on the investigation, and who also believed police were looking into more than one ministry.
OPP media officials have said the force's anti-racket branch is conducting the investigation.

 

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Police to clarify criminal investigation of Ont. gov't ministries


The Canadian Press

TORONTO ? Ontario provincial police said they will release information Monday surrounding the criminal investigation into "irregular financial transactions" involving government ministries and outside vendors.

Officers from the OPP raided several ministries Thursday as part of their probe into these activities.

Police are being tight-lipped on the investigation, and wouldn't expand on the allegations or if charges are pending.

An OPP spokesperson said officers will need a lengthy amount of time in order to figure out the scope of the investigation.

"If the evidence proves that charges should be laid then charges will be laid, but at this point we really don't know what's happening," said Supt. Angie Howe.

On Saturday, a senior government source said the investigation did not involve elected officials.

"No politician or political staff is involved," said the government source who had been briefed on the investigation, and who also believed police were looking into more than one ministry.