Senate Scandal
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Bill Kelly: It’s time to curtail government entitlementsLucrative pensions and extravagant benefit plans are the norm in Ottawa for elected officials and for those who they appoint to key positions.Nov 5, 2018
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Feds trying to block release of Senate scandal documentsThe government is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash an order for the release of documents about four senators at the heart of the 2013 Senate spending scandal.PoliticsNov 2, 2017
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Mike Duffy taking government to court, seeking close to $8 millionAfter being exonerated on all 31 counts of bribery, breach of trust and fraud, Sen. Mike Duffy is suing the government.CanadaAug 24, 2017
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Nigel Wright broke federal rules paying Mike Duffy’s debt: ethics czarEthics Commissioner Mary Dawson says she considers Nigel Wright's actions "undoubtedly improper'' and a violation of ethics rules.PoliticsMay 25, 2017
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Don Meredith is ‘entitled’ to pension, says disgraced senator’s lawyerLast month, the Senate ethics commissioner found Meredith guilty of violating the upper chamber’s ethics code, and a committee studying the matter subsequently recommended his expulsion.PoliticsMay 10, 2017
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Don Meredith won’t address former aide’s allegations: lawyerA lawyer for Don Meredith said on Monday the senator will not address sexual-harassment allegations contained in a published news report.CanadaMay 1, 2017
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Don Meredith urged to quit by fellow senators over alleged sexual relationship with teenColleagues of all political stripes pilloried Don Meredith and urged the controversial Conservative senator to give up his Senate seat Friday following an explosive ethics investigation of his sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl.CanadaMar 10, 2017
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Senator Don Meredith broke code of conduct during alleged relationship with teenager: ethics officeIn a long-awaited report released Thursday, Lyse Ricard said Don Meredith didn't uphold the "highest standards of dignity inherent to the position of senator."CanadaMar 10, 2017
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Patrick Brazeau back in Senate: ‘I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t bitterSenator Patrick Brazeau says he's still battling personal demons and some lingering bitterness as he re-takes his seat in the Senate, but he nevertheless feels lucky to be aliveCanadaSep 27, 2016
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Oversight for Senate spending being consideredThe Senate is opening the door to the idea of outsiders taking a second look at its spending.PoliticsAug 19, 2016
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