Should the federal government fund groups that disagree with some of its policies? This week, the Prime Minister said, when it comes to environmental groups opposed to the Northern Gateway pipeline, government funding seems like an "inappropriate use of taxpayers' money."
Alex Himelfarb, former Clerk of the Privy Council under Paul Martin and the Conservative chair of the Finance Committee James Rajotte join us to discuss.
The NDP has asked the RCMP to launch an investigation into the $90,000 payment from the prime minister's former top aide, Nigel Wright, to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal.
An expert on parliamentary rules says the Senate has the power to turf a senator from the chamber, as long as a majority approves the expulsion, and as long as there is cause.
A jobless Canadian IT professional who is collecting employment insurance is upset because he now suspects several recent jobs he applied for went to temporary foreign workers.
Nigel Wright has resigned as Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff, following revelations he wrote a $90,000 cheque to repay living expenses claimed by Senator Mike Duffy.
In statement, Nigel Wright insists he did not advise the prime minister "of the means by which Sen. Duffy's expenses were repaid, either before or after the fact."
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