Mike Duffy
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Supreme Court of Canada will not hear Mike Duffy’s appealThe decision could be a fatal blow to Duffy's efforts to wrest $7.8 million in damages from the Senate, RCMP and federal government.CanadaFeb 11, 2021
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Mike Duffy files appeal to Supreme Court, seeks to sue SenateSen. Mike Duffy is filing an appeal to the country's top court in the hopes the Supreme Court of Canada will let him sue the Senate from a years-old spending scandal.CanadaOct 21, 2020
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Mike Duffy can’t sue Senate over 2013 suspension, court ruling affirmsDuffy was suspended without pay for nearly two years over the Senate expenses scandal, for which he was ultimately acquitted of 31 criminal charges in 2016.CanadaAug 28, 2020
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Mike Duffy seeks appeal after court blocks him from suing SenateDuffy is asking the appeal court to set aside an earlier ruling and order the Senate to cover his legal costs.CanadaJan 10, 2019
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Mike Duffy can’t take Senate to court over loss of pay, judge rulesDuffy filed a claim against the government, the RCMP and the Senate in 2017, claiming "an unprecedented abuse of power'' when a majority of senators voted to suspend him without pay in November 2013, before any criminal charges had been filed.CanadaDec 14, 2018
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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.BlogsNov 5, 2018
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Bill Kelly: Mike Duffy’s lawsuit exposes an elitist SenateDuffy's civil lawsuit could re-ignite the discussion for much-needed reform of what has become an elitist and out-of-touch Canadian Senate, Bill Kelly says.BlogsJun 28, 2018
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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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‘Nothing short of expulsion’: Senate grapples with new scandalsThe lack of action on Sen. Don Meredith and Sen. Lynn Beyak is bringing back terrible memories for those in the Senate who lived through the expense scandal.CanadaMar 30, 2017
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