NDP wants RCMP inquiry into $90K payment to Duffy
The NDP is calling on the RCMP to investigate the actions of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former chief of staff, Nigel Wright, who resigned recently after news emerged of a secret $90,000 payment he made to Senator Mike Duffy in relation to the Senate expense scandal.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus announced Monday that a letter had been sent to the commissioner of the RCMP, Robert Paulson, requesting an investigation into what he calls “a fundamental breach of the public trust.”
Senator Mike Duffy resigned from the Conservative Caucus last Thursday. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)The action escalates previous NDP demands for an independent inquiry.
“I am concerned that such acts may violate the laws that the RCMP is charged with upholding and enforcing,” said Angus in his letter. “I request that the RCMP take these concerns into account, investigate promptly and take all appropriate action."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/20/ndp-duffy-rcmp-inquiry.html
Posted: May 20, 2013 3:13 PM ET Last Updated: May 20, 2013 5:10 PM ET
