Duffy associate reimbursed for Senate phone plan
Diane Scharf testified that Gerald Donohue, a friend of Mike Duffy, paid her office cellphone contract after Senate coverage was refused. The RCMP allege Duffy created a $65,000 fund with Donohue for non Senate supported expenses including makeup and personal training. Mercer recalled signing blank travel claims as common practice with no criminal intent.
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Duceppe to lead Bloc Quebecois again in federal bid
Gilles Duceppe will return as leader of the Bloc Quebecois ahead of the fall federal election. The party confirms Duceppe to head the sovereigntist group while Mario Beaulieu remains party president. The Bloc, with two MPs now, faces internal division after Beaulieu’s 2014 leadership win.
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Canadian auditor general flags Senate expense excesses
Canada's auditor general Michael Ferguson released a 116 page report detailing about 977000 in questionable spending by senators. The study cites travel meals taxi charges and residences as areas of concern with nine files referred to police and potential repayments of funds.
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Hate crime drop in Canada hits 2013 totals
Statistics Canada reports 2013 hate crimes fell 17 percent from 2012 to 1,167 incidents. Non violent offences such as mischief drove most declines while race or ethnicity bias accounted for about 51 percent of cases. religion 28 percent. sexual orientation 16 percent.
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Harper to visit Canadian frigate in Baltic Sea
Prime Minister Stephen Harper will visit HMCS Fredericton in Gdansk to show solidarity with Canadian forces and NATO allies during Baltic Sea exercises. Defence Minister Jason Kenney confirmed the visit after an unscheduled joint statement with Polish PM Ewa Kopacz in Warsaw.
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