http://m.huffpost.com/ca/entry/7541254
I think this may help Duffy, because he can now say "everyone" is doing it.
I think this may help Duffy, because he can now say "everyone" is doing it.
Senate Expense Audit Released
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Harper is probably happy on some level about this, it'll increase the outrage about the senate and help in his plan to kill it.
Duffy may get off, but that won't help Harper, making Duffy's spending legal only makes Harper look worse since he put him there and guided his actions through the PMO.
It may benefit the NDP more, who can now argue its time to throw out both corrupt parties.
Duffy may get off, but that won't help Harper, making Duffy's spending legal only makes Harper look worse since he put him there and guided his actions through the PMO.
It may benefit the NDP more, who can now argue its time to throw out both corrupt parties.
I was amused to see Sen. Plett's name on the list of 21 senators who have had their expenses questioned. He is the redneck who said the govt. didn't want to make it safer for sex workers. Unfortunately his case is not one that was referred to the RCMP.
The NDP owes the people of Canada millions of dollars for using our money to run their party offices.
No, that was just the liberals and the cons ganging up on the NDP.
It won't stand up in court.
Honestly all this does is create a "pox on them all" situation now. Other than as a talking point for the pundits.
During the election all the parties will very this and promise reform. So it will probably now end up a wash in the electorate's eyes.
The Duffy trial has just become a non issue in comparison to some degree of the other Senator's spending habits.
Sorry squeezer.
During the election all the parties will very this and promise reform. So it will probably now end up a wash in the electorate's eyes.
The Duffy trial has just become a non issue in comparison to some degree of the other Senator's spending habits.
Sorry squeezer.
They spent $23m on this audit and this is all they found? I could have told them the senate wastes taxpayer money for much less. Seriously, wtf?
I've never got how government audits for things like this can cost so much.
When companies hire accounting firms to do audits on various kinds of paperwork involving expenses, costing, pricing, contracts etc....., there's teams of 10 people working on it for months going through all kinds of paper, emails, etc..... it costs a few hundred grand.
Who and how many people are they hiring to investigate stuff? Maybe if they are hiring the entire Deloitte company, it'll cost $23M!
lol
Government auditing itself. Some of the senators were probably on the payroll of the audit. lol
Although not practical in the Senate example as the expenses can be huge, but for normal employees at companies who may have to expense things, best way for the company to save money is to NOT give out corporate cards.
Instead, you make them use their own credit cards or cash and let them expense it. That way, it must be approved before the payables clerk pays you back. If the boss takes a look at the expenses and sees some fishy shit going on, sorry, that charge isn't getting expensed. Now if the employee is broke, then fine, give them a corporate card that time to expense it. Or ask another employee to do the purchase.
Too many times I've seen corporate card guys screwing around. If there is a fishy thing, it's too late as it's already charge and then it's up to the boss to try to recoup it which I have never seen.
Paying with your own card first has it's perks too because you get to rack up the loyalty points for yourself!
Instead, you make them use their own credit cards or cash and let them expense it. That way, it must be approved before the payables clerk pays you back. If the boss takes a look at the expenses and sees some fishy shit going on, sorry, that charge isn't getting expensed. Now if the employee is broke, then fine, give them a corporate card that time to expense it. Or ask another employee to do the purchase.
Too many times I've seen corporate card guys screwing around. If there is a fishy thing, it's too late as it's already charge and then it's up to the boss to try to recoup it which I have never seen.
Paying with your own card first has it's perks too because you get to rack up the loyalty points for yourself!
Besides all the misuse and abuse of taxpayers money, there's one thing that puzzles me about this case.
How the hell does this Wright guy, a civil servant, come up with $90k he can just hand over to Duffy to cover off expenses?
I don't know about you folks, but even though I do pretty well, I would have to bite a pretty sizeable bullet to be able to hand that kind of pocket change over to someone who doesn't really deserve it in the first place.
How the hell does this Wright guy, a civil servant, come up with $90k he can just hand over to Duffy to cover off expenses?
I don't know about you folks, but even though I do pretty well, I would have to bite a pretty sizeable bullet to be able to hand that kind of pocket change over to someone who doesn't really deserve it in the first place.
Wright is is a real big cheese in the private sector..he is loaded with $$$$. That said there is nothing too abnoxious coming out about Harper.
the Star will let this story go real soon.
