Wednesdays with @Kady replay: Should Duffy lose his Senate seat?

There's always plenty to chat about with Kady O'Malley.

On Wednesdays, CBCNews.ca's Politics blogger convenes a "people's caucus" to discuss and debate the issues of the week.

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Conservative Senator Mike Duffy is one of three Senators under fire as Senators are audited and asked to produce documents over a discrepancy in billing for living expenses. In his case, documents suggest he isn't registered as a resident in the province he represents in the Senate – Prince Edward Island – and that may contravene the rules. If he isn't really living on the Island, should he be allowed to keep one of PEI's four seats?
The Conservative Party admitted Wednesday that it was behind robocalls received in Saskatchewan criticizing proposed riding boundary changes as not conforming to "Saskatchewan values." Tory MPs registered their beefs with the electoral commission's proposals as far back as last summer. But the party's recent use of robocalls has reignited the controversy over when and how automated phone campaigns are used for partisan purposes. Were any rules broken here?
Plus: Did you take note of last night's "take note" debate on the conflict in Mali? If you didn't, you weren't alone. Only a handful of MPs from each party attended and even fewer spoke. The prime minister, his cabinet and Opposition Leader Tom Mulcair (who requested it in the first place) all took a pass on the opportunity to outline their policy views for the historical record. So, did it accomplish anything?

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Bob Rae stepping down as an MP: Bob Rae, who has represented the Toronto Centre riding for the Liberals since 2008, is stepping down as a Member of Parliament to devote more time to his work as a negotiator for First Nations in Northern Ontario. more »

30,000 Canadians are homeless every night: A new national report into homelessness in this country tells a grim story — at least 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness in any given year and least 30,000 Canadians are homeless on any given night. more »
Obesity called a disease by U.S. doctors group: In order to fight what it described as an "obesity epidemic," the American Medical Association voted to recognize obesity as a disease and recommended a number of measures to fight it. more »
Neil Macdonald: Washington's obsession with leakers: Julian Assange and Edward Snowden are just the most prominent targets in an all-out legal and propaganda campaign that America's security apparatus is mounting against leakers everywhere, Neil Macdonald writes. more »
How open is Ottawa's new 'open data' website?: Treasury Board President Tony Clement is touting the federal government's revamped data portal as a "new natural resource." But that online window for previously published data arrives at the same time the government faces controversy over just how open it really is. more »

MPs take stock as they wrap up spring sitting: The NDP and Liberals are holding their final caucus meetings today before the summer break and Conservative House leader Peter Van Loan is holding a news conference to highlight what got accomplished in the last few months. more »

Bob Rae stepping down as an MP: Bob Rae, who has represented the Toronto Centre riding for the Liberals since 2008, is stepping down as a Member of Parliament to devote more time to his work as a negotiator for First Nations in Northern Ontario. more »
Canada to send peacekeeping troops to Haiti: A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti, under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar. more »
Wednesdays with @Kady: House off for summer, Rae gone for good: A flurry of sudden deal-making has sprung MPs from a grumpy House of Commons a few days early. Kady O'Malley's final "people's caucus" of the spring sitting follows the three parties' final news conferences before summer break. more »
Wearing a mask at a riot becomes a crime today: The bill that bans the wearing of masks or disguises during a riot or unlawful assembly is scheduled to become law today when it gets royal assent. more »

Senator Tkachuk defends secretive committee's work Jun. 15, 2013 8:03 AM This week on The House, we ask Senator David Tkachuk about Mac Harb taking the Senate to court and Pamela Wallin's explanation for her expenses problems. Plus, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations Shawn Atleo has strong words for the Harper government's approach to First Nations issues. The Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt is here to respond.