A Larger Problem
In his column this morning, Thomas Walkom suggests that Mike Duffy’s current scandal-plagued problems are representative of much deeper ones in the Senate, namely that our much-cossetted members of that…
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Mike Duffy and the Dark Heart of the Scandal
Well he's finally been kicked out of Con caucus.Senator Mike Duffy has resigned from the Conservative caucus and will sit as an Independent amid controversy over his living and travel…
Rhyme Of The Duffster
Let’s hear it for Senator Duff/Whose salary wasn’t enuff/He took 90 grand/And when caught redhanded/Just grabbed 90 more from the trough— Trevor Strong (@Trevstrong) May 15, 2013
Harper’s chief of staff paid off Mike Duffy’s Senate expenses
Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s chief of staff Nigel Wright wrote a personal cheque worth more than $90,000 to pay back Senator Mike Duffy‘s living expenses, Harper’s office confirmed Wednesday.…
Thursday Morning Links
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Duncan Cameron is the latest to weigh in on the Cons’ distorted sense of priorities in directing public research money toward private…
The Con Mob and the Senate Scandal
Golly. When I compared the Harper Cons to a cult last night, I forgot to mention one thing eh?They're are a cult. But they are strongly influenced by The Sopranos…
Sen. Patrick Brazeau defies Senate order to return housing allowance
By: Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive: Our Senatorial soap opera entered a new chapter on Tuesday. Independent Sen. Patrick Brazeau informed the media that he’ll defy the Senate’s order…
Time To Ditch The Duffer
Tom Walkom writes that when it comes to residency, Senate rules are unambiguous: The constitution act is crystal clear on this. It says a senator must be at least 30…
Stephen Harper’s Scary Roman Nightmare
If you've ever seen the movie The Fall of the Roman Empire, the low budget version, you'll remember that this scene comes pretty close to the end.With the Empire collapsing…
Senator Mike Duffy Feels He’s Entitled to His Entitlements
Unelected? Check. Unaccountable? Check. Unethical? Check. Senator Mike Duffy announced today that he hasn’t paid back the federal government any of the housing allowance he collected for his Ottawa home…
CBC interviews Senator Mike Duffy!
Mike Duffy is quite eloquent. 😉 Watch the video below. What a jackass! Taxpayers pay him $134000.00 in annual salary and another $403,392 for expenses. “During his first three months…
Some Low-Hanging Fruit
My, my, my, they are incorrigible, aren’t they? Recommend this Post
Members of Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (NDP)…
Members of Canada’s centrist New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus sing the Stompin’ Tom Connors song “Bud the Spud”, which is about a character who — unlike the fraudulent Conservative senator…
A Nation Of Men, Not Laws
Last Wednesday, Stephen Harper made a Sherman statement about those he has appointed to the Senate: “All senators conform to the residency requirements. That is the basis on which they…
Saturday Morning Links
This and that for your weekend reading. – Plenty more commentators are taking a turn duly mocking the Cons’ Senate shenanigans. Here’s Tabatha Southey: In fact, Mr. Duffy lives and…
Ongoing Outrage
The host of letters appearing in today’s Star attests to the ongoing public outrage over the Senate porkbarrellers. Although in many ways a mere sideshow to the endemic and systemic…
Surely There’s Enough of Him to Go Around
Everybody’s got a Mike Duffy problem these days. Prince Edward Island has a Mike Duffy problem. Sideshow Steve Harper has a Mike Duffy problem. The Senate of Canada has a…
Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – The Star’s editorial board highlights why our elected representatives should be countering the effect of precarious employment (rather than exacerbating them as the…
New column day
Here, on how the current controversy over residency requirements only helps to show how Canada’s Senate is beyond fixing. For further reading…– Again, Andrew Coyne similarly points out how abolition…