The Duffy Affair: Harper contradicts himself... again

As Canadians look for answers in the ongoing senate saga, Harper's statements and lack of statements have raised more questions than answers. One minute, the scandal is isolated to his former chief of staff Nigel Wright, the next, "very few people" knew. One minute, he was saddened to see Wright resign, now Wright was "dismissed." In 2005, the Prime Minister was responsible for the actions of his staff, today, there is no correlation. In 2005, withholding information was enough reason to hold a political leader to the fire, today, it is the norm. It appears contradictions are dominating Harper's dialogue and actions, should he be held by his 2005 standards today?

Duffy drops another bombshell on the Harper government

Within six days of Duffy's bombshell allegation implicating Harper in the Duffy affair, Duffy released documents today which implicate Conservative Party lawyer Arthur Hamilton in a second cheque.

The Duffy Affair: Just how many more could there be?

There is no going back on The Duffy Affair, the breach of trust and scar to the Conservative brand will last a while. The story is on people's minds and despite an aggressive effort to get it off the agenda, the fall session of Parliament is picking up where the spring session left off - in an interrogation room setting with an opposition playing whack a mole with a defiant prime minister.

Harper targeted in allegations raised in The Duffy Affair

The Duffy Affair exploded with controversy Tuesday when disgraced senator Mike Duffy implicated Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the scandal in a speech to the senate to save his job. The speech has led a domino effect exposing over a dozen Conservative insiders who knew of the affair - despite Harper's claims that former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright acted alone.

Harper using media assault as fundraising ploy

It is no secret the only media the Conservatives trust is their own and insiders will often refer to the "liberal media" or "media elite" as a cause for criticisms on their governance and their difficulty attaining power prior to 2006. This mistrust and hatred as spilled to the way Harper deals with journalists and a recent feud is now the centre of a Tory fundraising ploy.

Harper used taxpayer money to pitch keystone to Americans

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's bold showcase in New York City on September 26 cost taxpayers $65,500 and featured keystone lobbyists.

Tory throne speech to change channel with NDP ideas

The Conservative government is set to return Wednesday with a throne speech that will avoid the senate scandal by taking pages out of the opposition's - notably the NDP's - playbook.

The Duffy Affair: Explosive new details summarized

The Conservatives have desperately tried to dodge the scandals floating in the senate but as time progresses, the situation appears to be getting worse. The Duffy Affair already has some explosive new leads: one of the senators who became known for whitewashing an independent audit is also wrapped into scandal, a mysterious binder belonging to Harper's former Chief of Staff reveals Duffy's calendar, Duffy contracted $65,000 for “little or no apparent work.”

Mulcair rejects star candidate's bid to re-open Pandora's box

Toronto-Centre is shaping up to be the battle of media titans as Liberal Chrystia Freeland and NDP Linda McQuaig enter the rink. However, Mulcair's candidate is attempting to reopen the very Pandora's box he has been desperately sealing away.

Carolyn Stewart Olsen to repay senate expenses

The alarms were raised when Carolyn Stewart Olsen helped whitewash a senate audit into then-Conservative senator Mike Duffy. Recently, Olsen has herself pledged to repay monies that she took from Canadian taxpayers on the basis of false housing allowance claims while she owned property in Ottawa.

Did Harper play a role in the U.S. shutdown?

Major U.S. Democratic Party fundraiser Tom Steyer sent a letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper suggesting his firm lobbying for the XL Keystone pipeline may have contributed to the U.S. shut down.