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The Duffy Affair: More emails reveal Duffy tried to cash in

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A new string of emails from September 2009 suggest Duffy was trying to cash in from Conservative coffers. The senator who entered claiming...
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The Duffy Affair: 2009 email reveals requests for more perks

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An email from 2009 shows former Conservative senator Mike Duffy asked the Conservative party for more perks just six months after Prime Mi...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper attacks opposition in Question Period

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The barrage of opposition questions came again today but rather than stutter and be caught off guard , Prime Minister Stephen Harper fough...
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CRTC lays fines on those who abused robocalls

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The CRTC has laid $369,000 in fines on political parties, MPs, and telemarketing company Racknine which it found broke robocall rules.
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The Duffy Affair: Senate committee sends case to RCMP

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The Senate's Internal Economy committee has unanimously sent senator Mike Duffy's expense claims to the RCMP for investigation las...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper takes a beating in Question Period

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For the first time since the scandal broke, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared in Question Period to answer the many question oppositi...
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Is the RCMP riddled with political interference?

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With the Duffy affair digging deeper into the public sphere, the public and many opposition MPs and senators have called for the investiga...
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The Duffy Affair: Former RCMP head sees "strong grounds" for criminal charges

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Former RCMP Superintendent Gery Clement told CTV's Question Period Sunday that he sees "strong grounds" for criminal charges...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper absent, Question Period chaotic

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper was expected to be in Question Period yesterday but decided not to show up. The opposition has many question...
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Robocall Scandal: Six ridings remain Tory amid court finding fraud

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On May 23, Federal Judge Richard Mosley ruled he won't toss the election results in six ridings amid finding "thinly scattered&qu...
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The Duffy Affair: Ethics commissioner points to limitations in probe

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Ethics commissioner Mary Dawson is telling Canadians her probe will be limited as she readies a third look at former chief of staff Nigel ...
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The Duffy Affair: Duffy speaks out, calls for public inquiry

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Mike Duffy spoke to reporters yesterday and while dodging most of their questions, said he would cooperate with investigations and said he...
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The Duffy Affair: RCMP sends letter to senate asking for documents

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On May 16, the RCMP sent a letter to the senate requesting a series of documents they need to investigate the expense claims of senators M...
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The Duffy Affair: Two Conservative senators behind audit whitewash

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Two senators were allegedly behind the order to whitewash the independent audit to protect former Conservative senator Mike Duffy. One of...
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PMO: 21 staffers set to make $100,000 salaries

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Documents tabled in the House of Commons last week reveal a salary gap within the PMO. The release comes at the request of Liberal MP Frank ...
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The Duffy Affair: Duffy case going back to senate committee

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While the NDP made a national statement asking the RCMP to investigate the dealings between former chief of staff Nigel Wright and former ...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper gives campaign-style speech, avoids details

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper allowed cameras into his caucus meeting today to address recent events. He gave a campaign-style speech sayi...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper's former legal advisor arranged Wright-Duffy deal

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Last week we learned a deal was cut between former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright and former Conservative senator Mike Duffy to try to sweep ...
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The Duffy Affair: NDP calls for RCMP probe

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The NDP are calling for a probe into the $90,172 cheque former Chief of Staff Nigel Wright gave disgraced former Conservative senator Mike...
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The Duffy Affair: PMO Chief of Staff Nigel Wright resigns

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright resigned this morning in the wake of controversy surrounding disgraced Sen...
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The Duffy Affair: PMO Defends Chief of Staff Nigel Wright

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The PMO released a statement Friday defending Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright after he gifted disgraced se...
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The Duffy Affair: Second audit under way for Duffy

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Given recent controversy surrounding then-Conservative senator Mike Duffy's 2011 campaign expenses, the senate leader for the governme...
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The Duffy Affair: Conservatives whitewashed audit report

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Recent senate reports obtained by CTV reveal the final copies had omitted many of the crucial details that surround disgraced senator Mike...
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Stephen Harper on Integrity: The Duffy Affair

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What started as a $90,172 claim of inappropriate expenses seen as an outrage as part of abusive senate behaviour quickly escalated to a sc...
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The Duffy Affair: Duffy allegedly lobbied CRTC for Sun News

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A source has told CTV News former Conservative senator Mike Duffy tried to lobby the Canada's Radio-Television Telecommunications Comm...
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The Duffy Affair: Harper approves of Chief of Staff's actions

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Controversy may be mounting around the now independent senator Mike Duffy but as far as Prime Minister Stephen Harper is concerned, his ch...
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The Duffy Affair: Duffy resigns Conservative caucus amid brewing scandal

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After accepting a $90,172 cheque from Stephen Harper's chief of staff, Nigel Wright, to repay inappropriate use of the senate's ho...
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The Duffy Affair: Duffy charging taxpayers on the campaign trail?

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As if the housing allowance scandal and secretly accepting a $90,172 cheque from the Prime Minister's chief of staff wasn't bad en...
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Chief of Staff gifts Mike Duffy money, potentially breaks more rules

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Last night, CTV News broke the story revealing Conservative senator Mike Duffy's repayment of fraudulent housing allowance claims was ...
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Harper's Chief of Staff and CPC Senator Mike Duffy made secret deal

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According to private emails extracted by CTV News, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff Nigel Wright and Conservative Senato...
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New Liberal MP Yvonne Jones wins big in Labrador by-election

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Yvonne Jones takes back Liberal stronghold. In a much anticipated by-election, Jones has won with a landslide. We shall see how this will ...
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Conservatives solicit votes in emails to public servants

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The Conservatives are sending public servants emails linking them to the Canada's Economic Action Plan website and a survey which asks...
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"Neanderthal" Canadian Conservatives ridiculed on world stage as Carbon levels exceed 400PPM

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Carbon levels exceeded 400PPM recently and no matter how much Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver tries to deny climate change, the worl...
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MacKay joins 20 Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded ads

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The list of Conservative MPs against taxpayer-funded attack ads against Justin Trudeau has grown to include some well known names, notably...
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Ethics Commissioner won't probe conflicts of interest in Penashue's campaign

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Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson won't probe potential conflicts of interest in Conservative candidate Peter Penashue's campaign in...
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Audit: Senators to repay taxpayers thousands in misused expenses

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Upon an audit made on the housing allowance and meal expenses of Liberal Senator Mac Harb and Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau, and on...
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Government warned last year that TFW trumps EI recipients

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The government knew for a year that applications for the Temporary Foreign Workers program were happening in the same fields and same regi...
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Canada's Economic Recovery: Temporary and cheap

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It is no secret that Canada's economy is in rough shape. Anyone that looks at the job numbers sees permanent, well-paying jobs, have d...
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Canada to pay ten times more than other countries for ship design

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A CBC News Investigation has found Canada will be paying up to ten times more than other countries to design ice-breaker ships for Arctic ...
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Conservative MPs reject Harper's latest taxpayer-funded campaign

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While the PMO and Prime Minister Stephen Harper think it is alright to use taxpayer money to fund a campaign of smears and deceit, a growi...
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