A new string of emails from September 2009 suggest Duffy was trying to cash in from Conservative coffers. The senator who entered claiming...
The Duffy Affair: 2009 email reveals requests for more perks
An email from 2009 shows former Conservative senator Mike Duffy asked the Conservative party for more perks just six months after Prime Mi...
The Duffy Affair: Harper attacks opposition in Question Period
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The barrage of opposition questions came again today but rather than stutter and be caught off guard , Prime Minister Stephen Harper fough...
CRTC lays fines on those who abused robocalls
The CRTC has laid $369,000 in fines on political parties, MPs, and telemarketing company Racknine which it found broke robocall rules.
The Duffy Affair: Senate committee sends case to RCMP
The Senate's Internal Economy committee has unanimously sent senator Mike Duffy's expense claims to the RCMP for investigation las...
The Duffy Affair: Harper takes a beating in Question Period
For the first time since the scandal broke, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared in Question Period to answer the many question oppositi...
Is the RCMP riddled with political interference?
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With the Duffy affair digging deeper into the public sphere, the public and many opposition MPs and senators have called for the investiga...
The Duffy Affair: Former RCMP head sees "strong grounds" for criminal charges
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Former RCMP Superintendent Gery Clement told CTV's Question Period Sunday that he sees "strong grounds" for criminal charges...
The Duffy Affair: Harper absent, Question Period chaotic
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected to be in Question Period yesterday but decided not to show up. The opposition has many question...
Robocall Scandal: Six ridings remain Tory amid court finding fraud
On May 23, Federal Judge Richard Mosley ruled he won't toss the election results in six ridings amid finding "thinly scattered...
The Duffy Affair: Ethics commissioner points to limitations in probe
Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson is telling Canadians her probe will be limited as she readies a third look at former chief of staff Nigel ...
The Duffy Affair: Duffy speaks out, calls for public inquiry
Mike Duffy spoke to reporters yesterday and while dodging most of their questions, said he would cooperate with investigations and said he...
The Duffy Affair: RCMP sends letter to senate asking for documents
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On May 16, the RCMP sent a letter to the senate requesting a series of documents they need to investigate the expense claims of senators M...
The Duffy Affair: Two Conservative senators behind audit whitewash
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Two senators were allegedly behind the order to whitewash the independent audit to protect former Conservative senator Mike Duffy. One of...
PMO: 21 staffers set to make $100,000 salaries
Documents tabled in the House of Commons last week reveal a salary gap within the PMO. The release comes at the request of Liberal MP Frank ...
The Duffy Affair: Duffy case going back to senate committee
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While the NDP made a national statement asking the RCMP to investigate the dealings between former chief of staff Nigel Wright and former ...
The Duffy Affair: Harper gives campaign-style speech, avoids details
Prime Minister Stephen Harper allowed cameras into his caucus meeting today to address recent events. He gave a campaign-style speech sayi...
The Duffy Affair: Harper's former legal advisor arranged Wright-Duffy deal
Last week we learned a deal was cut between former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright and former Conservative senator Mike Duffy to try to sweep ...
The Duffy Affair: NDP calls for RCMP probe
The NDP are calling for a probe into the $90,172 cheque former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright gave disgraced former Conservative senator Mike...
The Duffy Affair: PMO Chief of Staff Nigel Wright resigns
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned this morning in the wake of controversy surrounding disgraced Sen...
The Duffy Affair: PMO Defends Chief of Staff Nigel Wright
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The PMO released a statement Friday defending Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright after he gifted disgraced se...
The Duffy Affair: Second audit under way for Duffy
Given recent controversy surrounding then-Conservative senator Mike Duffy's 2011 campaign expenses, the senate leader for the governme...
The Duffy Affair: Conservatives whitewashed audit report
Recent senate reports obtained by CTV reveal the final copies had omitted many of the crucial details that surround disgraced senator Mike...
Stephen Harper on Integrity: The Duffy Affair
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What started as a $90,172 claim of inappropriate expenses seen as an outrage as part of abusive senate behaviour quickly escalated to a sc...
The Duffy Affair: Duffy allegedly lobbied CRTC for Sun News
A source has told CTV News former Conservative senator Mike Duffy tried to lobby the Canada's Radio-Television Telecommunications Comm...
The Duffy Affair: Harper approves of Chief of Staff's actions
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Controversy may be mounting around the now independent senator Mike Duffy but as far as Prime Minister Stephen Harper is concerned, his ch...
The Duffy Affair: Duffy resigns Conservative caucus amid brewing scandal
After accepting a $90,172 cheque from Stephen Harper's chief of staff, Nigel Wright, to repay inappropriate use of the senate's ho...
The Duffy Affair: Duffy charging taxpayers on the campaign trail?
As if the housing allowance scandal and secretly accepting a $90,172 cheque from the Prime Minister's chief of staff wasn't bad en...
Chief of Staff gifts Mike Duffy money, potentially breaks more rules
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Last night, CTV News broke the story revealing Conservative senator Mike Duffy's repayment of fraudulent housing allowance claims was ...
Harper's Chief of Staff and CPC Senator Mike Duffy made secret deal
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According to private emails extracted by CTV News, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright and Conservative Senato...
New Liberal MP Yvonne Jones wins big in Labrador by-election
Yvonne Jones takes back Liberal stronghold. In a much anticipated by-election, Jones has won with a landslide. We shall see how this will ...
Conservatives solicit votes in emails to public servants
The Conservatives are sending public servants emails linking them to the Canada's Economic Action Plan website and a survey which asks...
"Neanderthal" Canadian Conservatives ridiculed on world stage as Carbon levels exceed 400PPM
Carbon levels exceeded 400PPM recently and no matter how much Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver tries to deny climate change, the worl...
MacKay joins 20 Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded ads
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The list of Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded attack ads against Justin Trudeau has grown to include some well known names, notably...
Ethics Commissioner won't probe conflicts of interest in Penashue's campaign
Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson won't probe potential conflicts of interest in Conservative candidate Peter Penashue's campaign in...
Audit: Senators to repay taxpayers thousands in misused expenses
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Upon an audit made on the housing allowance and meal expenses of Liberal Senator Mac Harb and Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau, and on...
Government warned last year that TFW trumps EI recipients
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The government knew for a year that applications for the Temporary Foreign Workers program were happening in the same fields and same regi...
Canada's Economic Recovery: Temporary and cheap
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It is no secret that Canada's economy is in rough shape. Anyone that looks at the job numbers sees permanent, well-paying jobs, have d...
Canada to pay ten times more than other countries for ship design
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A CBC News Investigation has found Canada will be paying up to ten times more than other countries to design ice-breaker ships for Arctic ...
Conservative MPs reject Harper's latest taxpayer-funded campaign
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While the PMO and Prime Minister Stephen Harper think it is alright to use taxpayer money to fund a campaign of smears and deceit, a growi...
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