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The Ontario Provincial Police Association put out two election ads in an unprecedented attack on Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Hudak Monday.

“We work hard every day. We risk our lives. Tim Hudak says he’s a friend but Tim wants to cancel our contract, cut our pay and cut pensions for new hires,” said one of the ads from the organization that represents about 9,000 OPP employees.

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“We’re here for you. Who’s Tim Hudak here for?” is the tag line for the two 15-second video ads.

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The ads, which were available Monday morning on the OPPA website and YouTube page, were taken down sometime Monday afternoon but reappeared on their YouTube page not much later. The videos were re-edited to say “We’re the OPPA” instead of “We’re the OPP.”

The OPP is currently investigating deleted emails regarding the Liberals decision under former premier Dalton McGuinity to cancel two gas plants prior to 2011 election at a cost of $1.1 billion. Former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis had said that criminal mischief charges could be laid.