Introducing late changes to the omnibus crime bill

Saturday, December 3, 2011 | Categories: Kady O'Malley's Good Questions |

C-10 Watch: The curious case of government amendments and what that has to do with Liberal MP and former Justice Minister Irwin Cotler!

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Harper chief of staff resigns amid Senate expense scandal video: 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.
Email is proof Senate greenlit expenses, Brazeau says: Senator Patrick Brazeau, in an interview with CBC Radio's The House, says the Senate gave him the green light to claim expenses for an apartment in the Ottawa area, in an email dated March 8, 2011 — the same $48,000 expenses a Senate report now says he has to pay back.
Senator Pamela Wallin leaves Conservative caucus video: Senator Pamela Wallin says she is recusing herself from the Conservative caucus while her travel expense claims are under scrutiny. Wallin's departure comes one day after Senator Mike Duffy left the Tory caucus amid controversy over his expense claims.
Reaction to Nigel Wright's resignation as PM's chief of staff: 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."
Ads tout job grants program that doesn't yet exist: The federal government has been airing ads touting its Canada Jobs Grant for training workers, but the Conservative government House leader acknowledges the announced program is merely a "proposal that needs to be fleshed out."

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