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“Our understanding is the issue came about as part of a CRTC investigation into a separate matter that was unrelated to the Ontario PC party. We haven’t received any complaints about the surveys.”

In February, a source told Postmedia News that the CRTC had visited RackNine’s offices as part of its investigation, but the CRTC declined to confirm it at the time.

Mr. Sakach said the party will no longer be using the services of RackNine, and has implemented complex compliance measures to make sure the party never breaks the law around telephone polling in the future.

Wildrose Party president David Yager told reporters in Alberta this week that the party was assured by the provider it used that the polling calls followed the law.

The CRTC has yet to confirm that it will fine Wildrose because the investigation is ongoing, but it is expected to announce compliance agreements with both provincial parties on Wednesday.

The CRTC is not yet able to confirm any fines, Denis Carmel, a spokesman for CRTC, said Tuesday.

“All I can tell you is stay tuned,” he said. “I cannot go any further. We’re not at liberty to discuss this now. If we have something, it will be rather soon.

“When there’s an open case, we don’t discuss it,” said Mr. Carmel. “When it closes, we may.”

Since the story broke in Alberta, the Progressive Conservatives there have been attacking Wildrose, calling for the opposition party to release details on the calls in question, and writing to Elections Alberta demanding an investigation.