Donald Bayne
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Hassan Diab lawyer denounces French appeal court’s call for client to stand trialFrench authorities suspected Hassan Diab was involved in the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue that killed four people and injured dozens of others, an accusation he has denied.WorldJan 27, 2021
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Hassan Diab pushes for Canadian inquiry as French appeal court orders new reviewThe French Court of Appeal's decision sparked immediate rebukes from Diab, his lawyer and human-rights groups, as well as fresh calls for Ottawa to launch a public inquiry into Diab's case.PoliticsOct 26, 2018
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The seven Duffy claims the Senate wants backThe Senate says that seven expense claims totalling $16,995 which came up during Sen. Mike Duffy's criminal trial weren't eligible under the upper chamber's spending rules.CanadaJun 23, 2016
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Senate demands Mike Duffy repay $16,995 in ‘ineligible expenses’Months after Senator Mike Duffy was acquitted of all 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery, Senate officials want Duffy to pay back $16,955 in what they call ineligible expenses.PoliticsJun 23, 2016
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Transcript Season 5 Episode 32Watch the full broadcast of The West Block for Sunday, April 3, 2016. Hosted by Tom Clark.PoliticsApr 24, 2016
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Following Duffy trial Senate expense rules undergoing quiet overhaulBehind closed doors, the Senate rules at the heart of Sen. Mike Duffy's sensational expense-claim trial are quietly undergoing an overhaul.CanadaApr 22, 2016
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Nigel Wright’s cross-examination ends with accusations of defence pushing political agendaNigel Wright’s aggressive cross-examination at the Mike Duffy trial ended Wednesday with questions of his integrity and accusations the defence was pushing a certain political agenda.PoliticsAug 19, 2015
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Stephen Harper’s trusted aide Ray Novak knew of Mike Duffy payment scheme, court hearsThe scope and planning of the audit into Mike Duffy’s dubious expenses may have been marked “confidential,” but that didn’t stop the prime minister’s top staff from obtaining details, the judge in Duffy's trial heard Tuesday.PoliticsAug 18, 2015
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‘I don’t think I lied to the prime minister’: Wright cross-examined in Duffy trialMike Duffy's lawyer hammered Wright on his decision to, according to testimony and evidence, tell the prime minister Duffy was going to repay his expenses.CanadaAug 17, 2015
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Mike Duffy’s lawyer suggests Nigel Wright ‘deliberately deceived’ CanadiansTurning the tables on a key witness, Mike Duffy’s counsel spent hours Thursday suggesting Nigel Wright was more concerned with dousing a political fire than acting morally on the taxpayers’ behalf.CanadaAug 13, 2015
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