Every now and then, a government is tossed a softball that they can hit out of the park and gain some much needed adulation from the masses. Continue reading →

The 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. Continue reading →

Neither the government nor the Senate have responded yet but conventional wisdom suggests that Duffy has a pretty good case. Continue reading →

Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson says she considers Nigel Wright’s actions “undoubtedly improper” and a violation of ethics rules. Continue reading →

The Senate is opening the door to the idea of outsiders taking a second look at its spending. Continue reading →

Senator Mike Duffy has started filing expense claims in Ottawa again, just over three months after he was cleared of all criminal charges linked to his past expenses. Continue reading →

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is replacing the old system of patronage for choosing senators – a promise that followed an ethics kerfuffle in which P.E.I. Senator Mike Duffy played a starring role. Continue reading →

Sen. Patrick Brazeau is back at work and 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. Continue reading →

Senator Patrick Brazeau will no longer face trial over his Senate housing expenses. Continue reading →

The 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. Continue reading →