Canada: Deb Matthews presents Ford's audio recording
Ottawa, May 24 (IBNS): Deb Matthews, Liberal campaign co-chair presented the edited audio recording at morning News Conference, in which Doug Ford Progressive Conservative (PC) leader was heard alongside Kinga Surma, Etobicoke Centre PC candidate trying to sign up new party members to support Surma in her nomination contest, media reports said.
Matthews said the audio recorded in an Etobicoke Tim Horton's in October 2016 when Ford was not leader of the party was provided to the Liberal campaign by the man who recorded it and that he wished to remain anonymous.
A longer version of the audio existed, said Matthews and she offered to provide it to journalists.
"You don't have to fill that out. She'll take your name, number; just sign it," Ford can be heard saying.
PC party memberships are reportedly not free and according to PC party rules, memberships cannot be given as gifts.
Matthews also said that if someone else was paying for the memberships, it could constitute secret donations, which are banned by Ontario's election finances law.
Ford also tried to defended the accusations data stolen from 407 and is reported to respond, at a news conference later this morning, to Matthews' accusations .
(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)
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