Ontario's Progressive-Conservatives are expected to call on the Liberal government to put a halt to its multi-billion dollar casino operation agreement with Great Canadian Gaming, pending an investigation.
Sources reveal exclusively to NEWSTALK 1010 that the Opposition will lay out its concerns with Ontario's newest gaming business partner on Monday morning.
It comes amid reporting by NEWSTALK 1010 into Great Canadian being implicated in a money laundering investigation in British Columbia.
Allegations are Great Canadian employees at its casino near Vancouver knowingly accepted millions of dollars worth of suspicious transactions.
Two people behind a BC money-transfer company face charges.
The PC's are expected to zero in on claims by Finance Minister Charles Sousa, who is the politician in charge of the gambling file at Queen's Park, that he was unaware that Great Canadian came up in a BC Attorney General's report into anti-money laundering that was made public last month.
The case had been covered extensively by the Vancouver Sun and NEWSTALK 1010 in the days and weeks leading up to Sousa being asked about the situation by a NEWSTALK 1010 reporter.
Sousa also put distance between his government and the bidding process Great Canadian came out on top of, referring to the procurement process as, "independent."
The company was picked to host several gaming facilities in Ontario, including plans for a casino at Etobicoke's Woodbine Racetrack.
Ontario Lottery & Gaming, the Crown agency responsible for vetting and selecting the winning bid, claims word of trouble surrounding Great Canadian Gaming first reached its offices after the deal was signed.
OPP investigators working on behalf of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario are taking a closer look at Great Canadian, but Supt. Bill Price stresses they will not "jump to conclusions."
Officials with Great Canadian have denied from the outset any wrongdoing, and insist to their knowledge, the company has never been the subject of an investigation in any jurisdiction.