The RCMP have no plans to investigate Liberal allegations surrounding Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day's election to Parliament seven years
ago, Day said Thursday. "They've reviewed the information that was given to them and … the RCMP's investigation on this matter remains concluded," Day said during question period. The Liberals handed over documents to the RCMP in March, saying they proved a former MP was paid off so Day, who was then leader of the now defunct Canadian Alliance party, could win a seat in the House of Commons. Day called for an apology from Liberal MP Mark Holland, who demanded Day resign until the RCMP decided whether to launch an investigation into the allegations. One of Day's tasks is to oversee the RCMP.The Liberals alleged the handful of faxes, which contained correspondence between Day and former Alliance MP Jim Hart, proved Hart was paid $50,000 to resign and let Day run in his B.C. riding of Okanagan-Coquihalla. They said they found the faxes in their Opposition offices, which were occupied by the Alliance when the Alliance was the Opposition party, from 2000 to 2003. Day and his party maintained Hart voluntarily quit and received a severance package. The RCMP investigated the matter in 2001 and concluded no criminal offences had been committed.
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