Senate scandal may be Harper's worst hour
The widening Senate scandal that the prime minister flippantly tried to dismiss as a "distraction" just days ago has instead become arguably Stephen Harper's worst hour.The question is no longer only whether taxpayers have been stiffed by the expense-account hijinks of a few senators feeling overly entitled to their entitlements.
At risk is Harper’s own credibility, with his apparent mismanagement of the growing political crisis having already provoked rare public criticism from members of his own cabinet, caucus and Conservative party core.
In any case, Duffy's repayment didn’t stop the audit.
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Sometime in late April, Deloitte submitted its findings to the Senate, and a report was prepared by the sub-committee that first sent Duffy's file to the auditors.
On May 7, the Senate sub-committee of two Conservative senators and one Liberal approved a damning draft report, saying there was no justification for Duffy's having claimed his Ottawa home as a secondary residence.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the Senate — the two Conservatives agreed to doctor the report.
Two days later, in the official report to the Senate, all references critical of Duffy had been deleted.
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