It sounds like damned near everyone in the Harper PMO was in on the plan to bail out cash-cow-senator Mike Duffy. And that plan included corrupting the Senate audit process to “protect” the Cavendish Cottager. The Senate administration had hired the auditing firm Deloitte to look into the expense claims
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The Disaffected Lib: Because You Really Can’t Tell the Players Without a Programme
The Duffy trial is just about a week away. It seems like forever since the scandal broke plunging Harper’s PMO and the Senate into a fearful rout. To get you back up to speed on the scandal and all the players, National Post has published a dandy primer on the Who’s
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: It’s Nearly "Duffy Time" Again
We’re just over two months away from the start of the trial of senator Mike Duffy. It’s scheduled to open April 7 and continue to May 12, when it will adjourn to be completed from June 1 to 19. That’s 41 court days in all. With trial prep, motions and
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Cat Fight – Wallin Fingers LeBreton, Stewart-Olsen
Senator Pam Wallin claims she’s the victim of a vendetta against her by two Tory senators resentful of her high profile – Marjory LeBreton and Carolyn Stewart-Olsen. Ms. Wallin said she was targeted by Marjory LeBreton, then the leader of the government in the Senate, and Carolyn Stewart Olsen, Mr.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Duffy’s First Appearance in the Court of Public Opinion
Mike Duffy’s counsel may have declared war on the Harper government yesterday. Today it’s Duffy’s turn to take the battle onto the floor of the Senate. My guess is that Duffy will deliver a carefully scripted statement that will put the Senate itself and especially Harper’s senatorial henchmen on trial
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