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HOT SEAT The Senate expenses scandal will continue to dominate Question Period. Prime Minister Stephen Harper won’t attend this afternoon’s QP, but rest assured the opposition will wait as long as it takes to question the PM about what he knew, and when, about his former chief of staff’s infamous $90,000 personal cheque meant to cover Senator Mike Duffy’s improperly claimed expenses. Today, the NDP and Liberals will have to settle for a designated spokesman—John Baird? James Moore? They fielded questions last week.

HOT TOPICS Senate expense scandal Patronage on social security tribunal Trudeau’s Senate favouritism

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