Despite being sentenced to four months in jail, ex-premier Dalton McGuinty's former chief of staff, only spent one month behind bars for ordering hard drives be wiped clean in connection to the former Liberal government's gas plants scandal.
NEWSTALK1010 was first to report Friday that David Livingston only spent 35 of his 122 days behind bars, according to the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
He was sentenced last April for ordering hard drives in the premier's office be deleted following the decision to cancel power plants in Oakville and Mississauga just before the 2011 election, which cost the province over $1 billion.
The ministry said in a statement that he earned remission of 40 days, otherwise known as time served.
"As a result of Temporary Absence Permit granted by the Ontario Parole Board, Mr. Livingston was in institutional custody for 35 days and served the remaining 47 days in the community," the statement said.
Earlier this week, the Toronto Star reported that Livington had dismissed an appeal of his conviction in September - and that he was released from custody Sept. 2nd - which the court confirmed in November.
Tim Hudak was PC leader when the scandal happened and called the sentence a slap on the wrist.
"I think when somebody, whatever their political party, plays a role in actively destroying evidence and thwarting an OPP investigation and getting the truth to taxpayers, that deserves a harsher sentence," he said. "Nothing personal, but if you do a slap on the wrist like this, what kind of signal does that send to political staffers in Queen's Park or in Ottawa?"