Duffy, Wallin and Brazeau turfed out in disgrace by a gaggle of Tory senators who had expense skeletons in their own closets to conceal. Word from Ottawa is that there are plenty of other senators in the same boat on housing expenses, perhaps two to three dozen, who all voted
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The Disaffected Lib: Duffy’s Docs
Senator Mike Duffy’s lawyer, Don Bayne, has reportedly handed over hundreds of pages of documents to RCMP investigators thought to be relevant to the Wright-Duffy-Harper affair. The RCMP asked, they got. It’s said that Duffy may have up to 800-pages of e-mails, correspondence and other records pertaining to the
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Mike Duffy says Harper told him to repay fraudulent Senate expenses
In this speech, delivered to the Senate on Tuesday, Sen. Duffy says PM Harper told him to repay the $90 000 he fraudulently claimed from the Red Chamber. The post Mike Duffy says Harper told him to repay fraudulent Senate expenses appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sen. Pamela Wallin says Canadian Senate has a “lynch mob” mentality
by: Obert Madondo Former Conservative Sen. Pamela Wallin. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld) If there’s anywhere in the world an appointed public official more arrogant than Sen. Pamela Wallin, please let me know. Wallin, an embattled former Conservative Senator, has repaid the $138,969 she fraudulently claimed from the Senate, plus $13,938.19 in
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Nobody Talks. Leave No Witnesses. Harper Covers His Tracks.
Nothing says coverup in government than the total absence of the slightest paper trail. When the CBC’s Greg Weston went fishing for documents of the Senate expense scandal he came back empty-handed. The Prime Minister’s Office, even the Justice Department, reported zero documents on this broad scandal. “Not an e-mail,
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Stephen Harper Proroguing Parliament “To Avoid Accountability”
The opposition says PM Stephen Harper is proroguing Parliament to kill a tumultuous session that saw his Conservative government rocked by the Senate expense scandal. The post Stephen Harper Proroguing Parliament “To Avoid Accountability” appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Senate expense scandal: Wallin responds to damning Deloitte report
Sen. Pamela Wallin responds to damning Deloitte report on the Senate expense scandal, which alleges she may have tried to cover up her $140,000 fraudulent claims. The post Senate expense scandal: Wallin responds to damning Deloitte report appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Eventually, the Teflon® wears off…
Eventually, the Teflon® wears off… Scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal after scandal… It’s only taken 7+ years!
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Senator Wallin seriously contradicts Wright-Duffy timeline…
Peter Mansbridge’s interview with Senator Pamela Wallin aired the evening of Thursday, June 13th. [ Transcript ] What about the Conservative caucus? Was that your decision or was it clear to you they wanted you out? It was clear to me that they wanted me out. That was, a phone
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Not exactly the spotlight we want in Canada
Canada sure has been in the news a lot of late. Unfortunately, it’s about the wrong reasons. The Senate expenses scandal and the subsequent resignation of Nigel Wright made the NY Times billboard in Times Square. We subsequently then have a Peruvian reporter out of the blue asking Harper on
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sen. Mike Duffy’s Scandal Torpedoes Nigel Wright: Canadians React
PM Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned early Sunday following last week’s revelation that he cut a $90,000 personal cheque to cover Sen. Mike Duffy’s fraudulent Senate expense claims. The announcement has set the Twitterverse on fire. “Mr Wright’s resignation doesn’t end the matter – how and why was this deal
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Statements: Resignation of Harper’s Chief of Staff Nigel Wright
From the day it emerged that Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright cut a $90,000 personal cheque to cover Sen. Mike Duffy’s fraudulent Senate expense claims, the Conservatives tried desperately to kill the scandal. On Thursday, they tossed Duffy overboard, and on Friday, Sen. Pamela Wallin. Also on Friday,
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Sen. Patrick Brazeau defies Senate order to return housing allowance
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Our Senatorial soap opera entered a new chapter on Tuesday. Independent Sen. Patrick Brazeau informed the media that he’ll defy the Senate’s order to repay the $48,744 in living and travel expenses he fraudulently claimed from Canadian taxpayers. “Senator Brazeau has fulfilled his obligations in forwarding all relevant
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