KAWARTHA LAKES-The OPP has charged a Toronto resident following a lengthy investigation involving leaked Government of Ontario documents.
The OPP was notified by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care of a request to review irregularities related to the handling of government-related documents in February 2019. In April of that same year, the government provided the OPP with information relating to these allegations. Police say the OPP Anti-Rackets Branch assessed the information and a Criminal Investigation Branch-led investigation was subsequently commenced.
Following a lengthy and thorough investigation, police have charged Christina Hronis, aged 49 years of Toronto, with two offences contrary to the Criminal Code:
· Breach of Trust by Public Officer – CC section 122; and,
· Unauthorized Use of a Computer – CC section 342.1
Hronis was a Senior Policy Advisor working in Advanced Education and Skills Development with the Ontario government.
In January 2019, The Ontario NDP said it had obtained a leaked internal document showing the PC government was aiming to privatize health services, including hospitals and family doctors. The draft bill revealed a plan to dissolve Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) and create a “super agency” with a mandate to privatize, according to the NDP. Health Minister Christine Elliott confirmed the document was authentic but said it was merely a draft and said the Ford Government is committed to a public health care system.
Hronis is scheduled to appear on July 27, 2022 at the Ontario Court of Justice (Old City Hall) in Toronto.
The OPP say it will not comment further on evidentiary matters before the court.
