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Police in two separate jurisdictions are investigating leaks of confidential information allegedly used by Ontario Progressive Conservatives in nomination battles for the June 7 election.

Officers with the York Region department north of Toronto have begun looking into the “internal theft” of information on 60,000 customers of the private 407 ETR toll highway.

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As first reported by the National Post, an ex-company employee resigned suddenly this week as a PC candidate in Brampton East riding, amid evidence some of the 407 customer names, addresses and phone numbers may have been used to sign up new Tory members.

The NDP has formally asked Elections Ontario to investigate whether other candidates have used the data, as the incident becomes a major issue in the election.

Tory Leader Doug Ford repeated Friday that the party took swift action over the affair, accepting candidate Simmer Sandhu’s resignation, and does not believe it extends any further.