The issue focused on the 2014 general election, with many claims that there was a direct link between Mr. Smith and his campaign.

I had more than one fight in my life to get me out of political prison. I know this is not your story. This is not your story. We are all going to be living with it. It's like we're being held together by our stories. - Canada's former justice minister Bill Graham

"It's been said that he [Mr. Smith]