Conservative MPs extremely concerned about Senate expense scandal
Posted May 20, 2013 08:43:16 AM.
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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Harper could face a tough audience at tomorrow`s caucus meeting.
Conservative MPs are said to be extremely concerned about the Senate expense scandal that has the government on the defensive.
Since Thursday, the Tory caucus has lost Senators Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin, and Nigel Wright resigned Sunday as Harper’s chief of staff.
Wright has been under the gun for secretly cutting a personal cheque for $90,000 to repay Duffy’s improperly claimed housing expenses.
New Democratic M-P Charlie Angus says the government is in “panic mode.”
Wright has insisted he acted on his own in coming to Duffy`s financial aid – and that Harper wasn’t involved.
But Angus wants an independent investigation to determine whether that’s truly the case.
After Monday’s caucus meeting, Harper flies to South America for a four-day trade mission.
