Criminal charges were laid Thursday against two top aides to former premier Dalton McGuinty, the ultimate fallout of the decision to cancel gas-fired power plants hours before the 2011 general election. In the aftermath of this expensive political act, it was revealed that computer hard-drives in the Premier’s office had been wiped clean, apparently to cover up whatever they might have shown about who was responsible. Now the OPP says David Livingston, 63 (left) McGuinty’s last chief of staff, and Laura Miller, 36 (right) the deputy chief of staff, are facing charges of breach of trust, mischief in relation to data and misuse of a computer system. They will appear in court Jan. 27. CBC Torstar
