Scandal brewing north of the border.......

[marmar]

(CBC News) Senator Mike Duffy has resigned from the Conservative caucus and will sit as an Independent amid controversy over his living and travel expense claims.

In mid-April, Duffy, a senator representing Prince Edward Island, issued a statement that he had repaid more than $90,000 in housing and living expenses that had been inappropriately claimed over four years. The Senate committee on internal economy confirmed the $90,172.24 repayment.

This week, it emerged that Nigel Wright, the prime minister's chief of staff, wrote a personal cheque for $90,127.24 to repay Duffy’s living expenses.

The parliamentary ethics officer is examining whether Wright was in violation of the Conflict of Interest Act when he wrote the cheque for Duffy. ...............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/16/pol-senator-mike-duffy-steps-aside.html

[madinmaryland]

1. Apparently he was due his beer and travel money.

[marmar]

2. Oh Lord.....I had just about cleared that phraseology from my memory.

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[madinmaryland]

3. Heh! I have seen a lot of word salad posts recently that remind me a lot of

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