Benjamin Perrin

• Harper backs Novak as Duffy trial intensifies

  Ray Novak is seen only fleetingly in public and almost never heard from, which makes him one of the most elusive figures in Stephen Harper's inner circle.

  Politics

  Aug 21, 2015
  
• Former PMO lawyer details fateful phone call outlining Nigel Wright’s $90,000 repayment plan

  Three of Stephen Harper's closest aides knew of Nigel Wright's plan to use his money to repay Mike Duffy's expenses. Whether the prime minister knew is still unknown.

  Aug 20, 2015
  
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• PMO lawyer disagreed, ‘taken aback’ with Stephen Harper’s stance on Senate residency criteria

  The former lawyer for the Prime Minister's Office says he was taken aback when Stephen Harper insisted a senator only needed to own $4,000 worth of property in a province in order to represent it.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2015
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• Live at Duffy trial: Former PMO staffer testifies for second day

  The Mike Duffy fraud trial continues Tuesday as lawyers seek to find out who among Prime Minister Stephen Harper's staff knew about the $90,000 secret repayment.

  Politics

  Aug 12, 2015
• Timeline: Key dates in the evolution of the Senate expense-claim controversy

  A look at key dates in the evolution of the Senate expense-claim controversy.

  Canada

  Feb 4, 2014
• Perrin emails ‘frozen’ due to student privacy breach litigation, PMO says

  The emails belonging to Benjamin Perrin once believed deleted were actually “frozen” in relation to legal action dealing with a privacy breach of Canada Student Loan borrowers, according to the prime minister’s office.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2013
• Info watchdog investigating ‘non-existent’ Senate scandal emails

  The federal information commissioner has launched an investigation into the mysterious disappearance and reappearance of emails related to the Senate expenses scandal.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2013
• Senate co-operating with RCMP in handing over 4 senators’ emails

  The Senate is scrambling to provide the RCMP with all emails from four senators implicated in a deal to pay off Mike Duffy's ineligible expenses and whitewash a report on the matter.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2013
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• Ex-PMO staffer emails not deleted, Privy Council Office tells RCMP

  The federal government says it is handing over to police a recently discovered cache of emails belonging to Benjamin Perrin, former counsel for the Prime Minister's Office and a central figure in the Senate spending scandal.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2013