OTTAWA – Sen. Patrick Brazeau says spending in the upper chamber still needs to be cleaned up, and he plans to push for changes when the Senate reconvenes in the fall.
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Brazeau says someone has to be held accountable for the fact that he has spent the last three years of his life under what he called false allegations of misspending and wrongdoing.
Today is Brazeau’s first full day back in the Senate as a member in full standing after the Crown withdrew criminal charges of fraud and breach of trust against him, saying there was no reasonable prospect of a conviction.
He says he’s still looking at all of his legal options, which include suing the RCMP.
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Brazeau is speaking out about the physical and emotional hardships he faced over the last three years, including multiple suicide attempts, addiction, therapy and a cancer scare.
He had little to say about Stephen Harper, who appointed Brazeau to the Senate in 2009, other than noting the former prime minister need no longer fear having to testify in court about the Senate scandal.
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