Senator Duffy continued to collect the allowance; he was
really not entitled to, until the issue was raised in the media. Senator Duffy
got caught. Embarrassed, or perhaps not, he decided to repay the $90K+ before
getting hauled before some committee and subjected to a well deserved dose of ‘naughty
boy’ admonishment from his fellow senators. As the senator seems to be in dire
financial straits, his apparent friend, Nigel Wright, comes to the rescue with
a gift, not a loan, of the entire amount owing. Notwithstanding Nigel Wright’s
generosity and his apparent fondness for Senator Duffy, there are some obvious
questionable implications when the Prime Minister’s chief of staff gives a
sitting senator a financial gift of over $90K to repay a debt owed to the
government. Not just any debt but a debt created as a result of doing something
that was ethically unacceptable.
Perhaps the best thing for Senator Mike Duffy to do
now is to complete the necessary paperwork that will result in the word
“former” in front of his current title.
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