September 13th, 2017

NDP Statement on Sudbury bribery trial

NDP Justice critic Gilles Bisson issued the following statement on the ongoing bribery trial of Liberal insiders relating to the 2015 Sudbury by-election:

“From today’s testimony, it's clear Kathleen Wynne was involved from the beginning. She knew what was happening in Sudbury, and she provided direction throughout the lead-up to that by-election.

Today, we’ve also heard a lot of new information that she failed to provide when asked repeatedly by media and in the legislature. Yet Kathleen Wynne often still responded to questions by saying she couldn't recall or didn't clearly remember.

This scandal speaks to the quality of leadership – or lack thereof – in the Ontario Liberal Party, and this government. Ontarians deserve better. They deserve a government that's not focused on itself, but one that's focused on Ontario’s families.”