Brian Lilley was right all along.
The only real difference between this and the Senate is that the Gov't had to go to court to force the release of documents.
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What Lacroix didn't answer was how he thought it was ethical to claim living expenses and take a living allowance for the same visits. Sen. Don Plett, recently the subject of CBC stories on his own expenses, was particularly outraged. Plett pushed for and received a correction to a CBC story that inaccurately claimed high airfare and first-class travel for his wife.
"That seems to be a very important issue for CBC," Plett said to Lacroix.
Plett pressed Lacroix on why he discovered the mistake in June, paid back in September but the public did not find out until Sun Media reported on the issue in February.
The CBC story is deja vu."That seems to be a very important issue for CBC," Plett said to Lacroix.
Plett pressed Lacroix on why he discovered the mistake in June, paid back in September but the public did not find out until Sun Media reported on the issue in February.
- Paid it back
- Unaware of the rule
- It was checked by others
- Predecessor did it
The only real difference between this and the Senate is that the Gov't had to go to court to force the release of documents.
Sun News 1, CBC 0 - Small Dead Animals
