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The politically incendiary information that emerged during Nigel Wright’s six days on the stand raises a new set of political questions for his former boss.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s political opponents agree it is unlikely that the PM was in the dark about the controversial Mike Duffy expense payout, given that his right-hand man knew.
The long-running Mike Duffy saga pulled focus from the federal election as Nigel Wright finally told his side of the story.
A government forensic accountant who delved into Mike Duffy’s finances, testified Wednesday about the trail taken by the notorious $90,000 payment to Duffy from the prime minister’s former chief of staff, Nigel Wright.
An allegation made by the Crown in the earliest hours of Sen. Mike Duffy’s trial appears to be on shaky ground following the testimony of a pair of the prosecution’s own witnesses.
Mike Duffy’s trial has been put on pause while lawyers argue over the admissibility of a Senate report.
The Mike Duffy trial looks like it is going to go longer than the 41 days allotted, potentially dragging it into the orbit of the autumn federal election campaign.
In a trial expected to delve deep into the often murky rules of the Senate, an ordinary dictionary played a key role Wednesday during suspended senator Mike Duffy’s second day in court.
Suspended senator Mike Duffy faces 31 charges in what’s expected to be one of Canada’s most-watched courtroom dramas.
Now that Duffy has been formally charged, the Liberals are urging the ethics commissioner to re-open her investigation into the Senate expense scandal.
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s bid to take the Liberal party out of the Senate is being lauded by some but will have little impact, according to Liberal senators themselves. Trudeau announced Wednesday that he had asked Liberal senators to sit as independents, effectively dissolving the Liberal caucus in the Senate.
Every year Epoch Times takes a look back at the biggest news stories that grabbed the attention of the entire country. This year, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford made headlines around the world and a handful of senators managed to make abolishing the Senate an idea with traction. Like most years, the big news is often the most tragic, such as natural disasters or an iconic business gone awry, but at least we had a social media juggernaut of an astronaut to lighten the mood.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper defends staff members involved in Sen. Mike Duffy’s expense-repayment deal.
Canada’s trade deal with the European Union will affect generations of Canadians, but it’s little more than a side show to what’s going on with the Red Chamber scandal. There’s blood in the water and the opposition is circling, with reporters hungry for whatever comes next.
PM Stephen Harper is accusing Sen. Mike Duffy of playing the victim card because he was ordered to repay inappropriate expenses.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has responded to 42 direct questions on the Senate expense scandal over two days in the House this week, but riddles abound.
