The Ontario Provincial Police’s anti-rackets branch is reviewing allegations of possible illegal lobbying levelled by former PC Party MPP Randy Hillier, who was kicked out of the party’s caucus in March.
The news release from OPSEU, which represents LCBO employees, noted that lobbyist Melissa Lantsman of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, who headed Mr. Ford’s war room in last year’s election campaign, represents Alcanna. Mr. Thomas said he called on the RCMP to investigate alcohol-related lobbying because of questions about the neutrality of the Ontario Provincial Police after Mr. Ford’s unsuccessful attempt to install his friend, Toronto Police Superintendent Ron Taverner, as commissioner of the OPP.“I think it stinks to high heaven,” Mr. Thomas said, adding he has no plans to retract his comments or apologize.