Conservative leadership candidate Peter MacKay's campaign team is dismissing an allegation of theft of campaign materials levelled in a late-night news release Friday by rival Erin O'Toole's team as a "desperate, last-ditch strategy." MacKay's team further noted that if someone from the O'Toole campaign leaked information, the O'Toole campaign should be talking to their own volunteers. The O'Toole allegation names MacKay campaign organizer Jamie Lall and says details have been shared with RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police and Toronto police. The allegations come after MacKay, O'Toole and fellow candidates Leslyn Lewis and Derek Sloan squared off in two leadership debates this week. A spokesperson for Peter MacKay's campaign said senior people on the campaign team were unaware of the video until CBC News inquired about it.

Source: CBC News June 20, 2020 09:53 UTC