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Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty testifies before a legislative committee in Toronto on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 probing cancellation of gas plants in Oakville and Mississauga.

TORONTO The Ontario Liberals are reimbursing the roughly $11,000 paid to a computer expert to delete personal information from computers in the premiers office. Thecomputersalso contained documents related to the cancelled gas plants.

Police documents released earlier in December revealed the Liberals paid Peter Faist, the spouse of then-Premier Dalton McGuintys deputy chief of staff, approximately $10,000 to wipe the computers of personal data.

The Liberals announced Tuesday theyd reimburse the money to ensure no tax dollars are expended for work performed.

We had no information until the release of this ITO that any services invoiced by Mr. Faist in fact related to the matters under investigation, the statement read. Although it would it be inappropriate to prejudge the outcome of the ongoing investigation, in light of this new information the Premier has concluded that tax dollars should not have been expended for the work performed.

Faist allegedly told police in an interview he was under the impression that the Cabinet Office was aware of his presence and the work requested of him, according to the documents. Faists lawyer insists his client did nothing wrong.

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The documents released last week allege McGuintys chief of staff David Livingston conducted a breach of trust by allowing a non-public service employee to access government computers, install software and delete data on 21 hard drives within the premiers office.

Livingston has not been charged with anything however and the statements made in the police documents have not been proven in court. Livingston has also insisted in the past that the did nothing wrong.

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Ontario Liberals pay back $11k given to specialist to wipe computers

TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals have decided taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for about $10,000 they paid a computer expert to allegedly wipe hard drives in the premier's office.

Court documents released last week show Ontario Provincial Police allege a computer expert with no security clearance was paid to delete documents in former Premier Dalton McGuinty's office.

Police investigating deleted documents on the cancellation of two gas plants at a cost of up to $1.1 billion allege the payment of taxpayer money to Peter Faist, the spouse of McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was made by Liberal Caucus Services.

Premier Kathleen Wynne's press secretary says in a statement that the Ontario Liberal Party executive council voted Monday to cover the payment so no tax dollars go toward work currently under police investigation.

Zita Astravas says the payment "is in no way intended as a prejudgment or comment upon the findings of the ongoing police investigation."

She says they had no information until the release of the court documents that any services invoiced by Faist were related to matters under investigation.

Lawyers representing Faist and his spouse Laura Miller have said their clients did nothing wrong.

The New Democrats said "it's a sad state of affairs" when it takes a police investigation for the Liberals to admit they were wrong.

"They wasted billions. They did everything they could to destroy the evidence and cover it up. And Kathleen Wynne is continuing the cover up by protecting Peter Faist and Laura Miller," NDP house leader Gilles Bisson said in a statement.

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Ontario Gas Plant Scandal: Liberals To Reimburse $10K Paid To Allegedly Wipe Hard Drives

TORONTO - Ontario's governing Liberals have decided taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for about $10,000 they paid a computer expert to allegedly wipe hard drives in the premier's office.

Court documents released last week show Ontario Provincial Police allege a computer expert with no security clearance was paid to delete documents in former Premier Dalton McGuinty's office.

Police investigating deleted documents on the cancellation of two gas plants at a cost of up to $1.1 billion allege the payment of taxpayer money to Peter Faist, the spouse of McGuinty's deputy chief of staff, was made by Liberal Caucus Services.

Premier Kathleen Wynne's press secretary says in a statement that the Ontario Liberal Party executive council voted Monday to cover the payment so no tax dollars go toward work currently under police investigation.

Zita Astravas says the payment "is in no way intended as a prejudgment or comment upon the findings of the ongoing police investigation."

She says they had no information until the release of the court documents that any services invoiced by Faist were related to matters under investigation.

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Labor Party faces a major blow, set to lose power in its last state of South Australia after the Liberals claim victory in Tasmania. Nine News.

Winning Liberal leader Will Hodgman claimed an emphatic mandate for change in the Tasmanian election after his party was swept to majority government.

Mr Hodgman appeared to have taken up to 14 seats in the 25 seat House of Assembly as Labor and Green votes fell away, according to election analysts.

"We will be decisive and we will not, we will not, adopt a business as usual approach," Mr Hodgman told cheering supporters in the Hobart tally room on Saturday night.

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