While the Prime Minister refuses to divulge the details of “third party” allegations against former cabinet minister Helena Guergis that prompted him to kick her out of caucus and request an RCMP investigation, a recent report suggests it was the work of a private investigator that spurred the move.

A licenced P.I. reportedly came across some information on drugs and the potential threat of blackmail, but it’s not known exactly who that material is linked to. The investigator was apparently following two men, Nazim Gillani and former CFL player Mike Mihelic.

Guergis' lawyer maintains that she has still not been told the details of the allegations against her. Howard Rubel says neither the Mounties nor the government has shed any light on the matter.

The Toronto Star ran an investigative report featuring Gillani last week, suggesting he’d told his associates that Jaffer would open the doors of the Prime Minister’s Office to them. Gilliani and Mihelic are facing fraud charges on unrelated matters.

Jaffer’s company, Green Power Generation, counsels companies offering sustainable technologies on what they must do to meet government regulations, according to Patrick Glemaud, Jaffer’s business partner.

Glemaud and Jaffer met with Gillani, but Glemaud insists his company didn’t lobby on Gilliani’s behalf.

On Tuesday the Commons Ethics Commissioner, Mary Dawson, said she doesn’t have enough information to initiate an investigation into allegations against Guergis.

Guergis resigned from her post as minister of state for the status of women on Friday. She continues to serve her riding of Simcoe-Grey as an Independent MP.

With files from The Canadian Press.