Steve Rennie

Senate committee wants to take second look at Duffy's expense reports

winnipegfreepress.com — The Canadian Press - ONLINE EDITION OTTAWA - The Senate committee in charge of examining the expense claims of members of the upper chamber intends to take a second look at Sen. Mike Duffy's paperwork. The office of government Senate leader Marjory LeBreton confirmed Friday that senators want the report on Duffy's expense claims brought back before the committee on internal economy.

Senator Mike Duffy’s pay packet hardly that of a pauper

metronews.ca — The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick Sen. Mike Duffy is under fire for submitting improper expenses. OTTAWA - The Conservatives say Nigel Wright's controversial gift of $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy was an act of compassion by the prime minister's chief of staff, intended to help a man under financial pressure and down on his luck.

Supreme Court to rule on case of mom who left newborn baby in Walmart toilet

edmontonjournal.com — OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide the fate of a Saskatchewan woman who gave birth in a Walmart bathroom stall and left the newborn in a toilet.

Senate appointment set Duffy loose as high-profile Conservative fundraiser

brandonsun.com — OTTAWA - Within days of being sworn into office as a Conservative senator on Jan. 26, 2009, former broadcaster Mike Duffy began making waves with a series of ribald partisan barbs aimed at various detractors of his patron, Prime Minister Stephen Harper.