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« Reply #1275 on: May 18, 2013, 04:59:06 PM »

Here's the Brazeau e-mail in question. Senate won't say whether it was an authorization or not.
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« Reply #1276 on: May 19, 2013, 08:04:16 AM »

Nigel Wright has resigned.
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« Reply #1277 on: May 19, 2013, 08:32:32 AM »

Ray Novak is the new COS.
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« Reply #1278 on: May 19, 2013, 10:38:08 AM »

Fife says Parliament might be adjourned in early June, no prorogation till fall though.
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« Reply #1279 on: May 19, 2013, 12:30:33 PM »

MacDougall says session will continue till June 21.
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« Reply #1280 on: May 19, 2013, 04:57:23 PM »

I've probably paid more attention to Canada over the last week than the prior 5 years combined.  Keep up the good work!
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« Reply #1281 on: May 20, 2013, 06:16:23 PM »

Im looking forward to see if Colbert or Stewart say anything Monday about Ford.
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« Reply #1282 on: May 20, 2013, 06:18:49 PM »

Fife will have more Senate news tonight, and Duffy said to "stay tuned" for what he says on the Senate floor tomorrow.
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« Reply #1283 on: May 20, 2013, 08:59:36 PM »

Dippers are trying to soft sell Mulcair.
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« Reply #1284 on: May 20, 2013, 09:13:03 PM »
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Harper's former special counsel Ben Parrin, who left the PMO last month, drafted that secret agreement in February. Tomorrow's caucus meeting at 9:30 will be open to the media. Apparently many MPs want the Senate to strip Brazeau/Duffy/Harb/Wallin of their pay and benefits. Senate takes up the audit debate tomorrow.
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« Reply #1285 on: May 20, 2013, 09:30:48 PM »

Harper's former special counsel Ben Parrin, who left the PMO last month, drafted that secret agreement in February. Tomorrow's caucus meeting at 9:30 will be open to the media. Apparently many MPs want the Senate to strip Brazeau/Duffy/Harb/Wallin of their pay and benefits. Senate takes up the audit debate tomorrow.

There are still a few former reformers that remember the Triple-E senate. They must be going nuts right now.
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« Reply #1286 on: May 21, 2013, 08:55:16 AM »

Harper's address was boilerplate stuff: said he'd asked LeBreton to tighten expense rules, said that anyone who wanted to use public office for personal gain should leave the caucus room "right now." Recapped the government's efforts on the Senate file. No mention of Wright. Moore called on Duffy to resign his Senate seat.

In equally predictable news, Horwath will support the budget she co-authored.
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« Reply #1287 on: May 21, 2013, 09:12:15 PM »

MacDougall said Wright will have to explain the deal to Mary Dawson. Meanwhile the Duffy report has been formally moved back to Internal Economy. Meanwhile Harb and Cools were self-parodies, and I'll leave that there. One excellent idea comes, unsurprisingly, from Sheila Fraser: put parliamentary expenses under the AG's jurisdiction. I'd also like posting parliamentary expenses online, or at least easing the FOIA rules.

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« Reply #1288 on: May 21, 2013, 10:08:26 PM »

Im looking forward to see if Colbert or Stewart say anything Monday about Ford.

Well you got your wish Tuesday night.  Smoking crack is Canada's heritage and national pastime.
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« Reply #1289 on: May 22, 2013, 11:18:57 AM »

The Rob Ford fund is going to be tight. They're at $110,000 with 6 days left.
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« Reply #1290 on: May 22, 2013, 11:35:12 AM »

Simpson's phoning it in as usual.

Some high-profile BC Dippers want Dix out. I guess he'll quit soon enough.

Radwanski thinks Horwath stumbled on the budget. I'm of mixed feelings.

Meanwhile we Montrealers, on top of everything else, are now under a 24-hour boil water advisory because of filtration problems.
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« Reply #1291 on: May 22, 2013, 11:39:24 AM »

Harper will be addressing the British Parliament before the G8 meeting. First Canadian PM to do so since King in '44.
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« Reply #1292 on: May 22, 2013, 01:24:11 PM »

Harper said that he didn't know about the deal and wouldn't have allowed it if he did, and that he's sorry for this happening. Meanwhile Duffy says he looks forward to justifying his expenses and basically calling this a witch hunt, like the equally deluded Harb and Cools yesterday. Here's the original report, H/T Glen McGregor.
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« Reply #1293 on: May 22, 2013, 02:29:26 PM »
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Rob Ford is no longer a football coach. Meanwhile Baird was fairly defensive in QP, taking hits on oppo questions related to cheques, emails and the agreement. His monochromatic answer on waiting for Mary Dawson's report was eerily reminiscent of Brison's regarding Gomery during the Martin era. On the other side, LeBreton gave a speech which was part Senate history, part fiery partisanship- "Liberal media lickspittles", comparing her and Tory expenses to Liberals', etc.- and a call for disclosure rules similar to cabinet ministers'. Not the first time she's done this either.
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« Reply #1294 on: May 22, 2013, 09:08:56 PM »

Carolyn Stewart-Olsen and David Tkachuk ordered the doctoring of the Senate report. Government insiders are worried about what Duffy might say if he speaks out publicly.
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« Reply #1295 on: May 23, 2013, 11:04:16 AM »

The Rob Ford fund is going to be tight. They're at $110,000 with 6 days left.

They're at $135,000 with 4 1/2 days left.  Definitely on pace they just have to keep it going.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter
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« Reply #1296 on: May 23, 2013, 12:51:05 PM »

The Rob Ford fund is going to be tight. They're at $110,000 with 6 days left.

They're at $135,000 with 4 1/2 days left.  Definitely on pace they just have to keep it going.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

Well, it'll likely slow down as they get closer to the deadline. That's why I think it's going to be tight.
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« Reply #1297 on: May 23, 2013, 01:51:07 PM »

The Rob Ford fund is going to be tight. They're at $110,000 with 6 days left.

They're at $135,000 with 4 1/2 days left.  Definitely on pace they just have to keep it going.

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rob-ford-crackstarter

Well, it'll likely slow down as they get closer to the deadline. That's why I think it's going to be tight.

hopefully they'd have the dignity to contribute $20k or so to their own fund if it is close.  since they're socializing cost and privatizing profit.
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« Reply #1298 on: May 23, 2013, 03:22:16 PM »

Mounties want to look at the trio's expenses. Meanwhile in polling news, Forum pegs the LPC with a big lead nationally while CROP sees both Liberal parties well ahead in Quebec with a closely divided Francophone electorate. Too bad they didn't project. PQ is losing 17% of their former base voters to QS/ON.
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« Reply #1299 on: May 23, 2013, 04:25:05 PM »
« Edited: May 23, 2013, 04:46:08 PM by RogueBeaver »

I know Forum has a good provincial track record now, but I can only ROFLMAO when they claim the Grits tie us in ALBERTA.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/23/macleans-exclusive-david-tkachuk-on-mike-duffy-nigel-wright-and-the-senate-investigation/
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