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Rewind: Listen to Olivier's audio recordings again

On Jan. 15, Andrew Olivier released on YouTube recorded conversations he had with Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Liberal strategist Pat Sorbara about alleged appointments within the Liberal party if he were to bow out of the Feb. 5 byelection in Sudbury.
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Independent byelection candidate Andrew Olivier surged in the Toronto Star's latest poll with 22 per cent of the vote, compared to one per cent in the newspaper's previous poll. File photo.
On Jan. 15, Andrew Olivier released on YouTube recorded conversations he had with Gerry Lougheed Jr. and Liberal strategist Pat Sorbara about alleged appointments within the Liberal party if he were to bow out of the Feb. 5 byelection in Sudbury.

At the time, Olivier was running for the Liberal nomination for the provincial byelection in Sudbury. He said he had no choice but to release publicly tapes he said he made of his conversations. He alleged he had been offered a government job or appointment in exchange for his co-operation.

Olivier said at the time because he is quadriplegic and unable to take notes, he often records phone conversations for future reference.

"As a quadriplegic, writing notes is a luxury I do not have," he wrote on his Facebook page. "I record many of my one-on-one conversations and then log them for further use.

"I did not wish to release the recordings of these conversations. But I have been left with no other option. In order to clear the air once and for all, and to allow my fellow Sudburians to know the full and whole truth about what transpired, I am releasing my full and unedited conversations that took place on Dec. 11 and 12."

To listen to the conversation with Lougheed, click here.To listen to the conversation with Sorbara, click here.

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