At least 40 current, former senators asked to account for questionable expense claims

captain morgan

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

There were times on a business trip that I ate a breakfast before getting on a plane where the only service would be a beverage and maybe some peanuts. I would turn the slip in to be reimbursed.

Was I unethical?

As far as Flossy is concerned... he lied. She did not complain about being served ice cold camembert. The truth was not as exciting to him.

I don't see it as unethical. You chose to have a different meal for whatever reason... If this was an issue, your employer probably would have brought it up

On the Flossy front, a question; Is it a lie if he really, really wanted so bad to believe it that, it became reality in his mind?
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

In other news, Earl Camembert was disappointed with the cold caviar on his flight.

 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

Sources said former Liberal senator Rose-Marie Losier-Cool has been asked to account for about $100,000. When CTV News contacted her by phone, she refused to comment and hung up.
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

I don't see it as unethical in terms that you sought a rebate for something that you did not receive and conceivably, those funds provided by the 3rd party payor could easily be applied to the the cost of the breakie you made at home.

And I got a breakfast at the airport before flying on business. Put in the receipt.

Nobody questioned it

On the Flossy front, a question; Is it a lie if he really, really wanted so bad to believe it that, it became reality in his mind?

He tried to deceive with the title so he lied. He's never had much integrity though.
 

captain morgan

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

And I got a breakfast at the airport before flying on business. Put in the receipt.

Nobody questioned it

I had initially misread your question, but in the end, the 'ethics' of something like this is complicated by the reality that there is the opinion of yourself as well as the opinion of the employer.

Obviously if your employer was OK with remitting that receipt, it was not a problem for them


He tried to deceive with the title so he lied. He's never had much integrity though.

Too true... I am actually surprised that he included the entire article without surgically removing some of the important bits to push his partisan agenda
 

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Anything else they want to buy.....let them use their own damn Mastercard.
 

Sal

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integrity, from a penny spent to a million, you either have it or you don't

I don't care the amount and I don't care about party affiliation...no pass, period
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

I don't know. I agree that airline food is horrible. I thought they stopped serving it actually. These days you get a free coffee and a miniscule packet some kind of unidentifiable cracker-like substance.

Or two pieces of some kind of mellon, two strawberries and two slices of pineapple on air canada.

In Flossy world, it's a hanging offence

Only because his side doesn't have any pigs in that particular trough.
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

If I were a Conservative senator with sophisticated palate then I would require much more than common air fare to hold my Conservative brethern in the Commons to account, needless to say a tough task these days. The camembert would have to be warmed to room temperature, aged and fragrant. The test would be when cutting into it with silver service to see the creamy richness flow from the centre. Of course, a Mignot Napa Red (2007) is a sine qua non.
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

Canadians are not so worried about breakfasts,as they are about accounting practices.I am sure there are bigger wrongs on expense accounts,i think the whole cheese thing is a big distractor from real bigger issues.I am sure there are bigger things to scrutinize
 

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I don't know. I agree that airline food is horrible. I thought they stopped serving it actually. These days you get a free coffee and a miniscule packet some kind of unidentifiable cracker-like substance.
Jeez thought that you would eat sap & sawdust"knot" that there's anything wrong with that.

There were times on a business trip that I ate a breakfast before getting on a plane where the only service would be a beverage and maybe some peanuts. I would turn the slip in to be reimbursed.

Was I unethical?

As far as Flossy is concerned... he lied. She did not complain about being served ice cold camembert. The truth was not as exciting to him.

Do you think it is because she is a woman that he singled her out?
I dunno -she kinda reminds me of the time on Taxi when Louie protested he couldn't give to charity cuz all his money was going to fix his Mom's woman problems.
Alex asked "what kinda "woman problems?"
Louie-"She's startin to not look like one!'

In other news, Earl Camembert was disappointed with the cold caviar on his flight.

And now we know Bill Hicks is still out there!

And I got a breakfast at the airport before flying on business. Put in the receipt.

Nobody questioned it



He tried to deceive with the title so he lied. He's never had much integrity though.
i wouldn't question the receipt either if you had an M1 in yer other hand at the time.
Unforseen ramifications -Not banning military assault weapons costs American taxpayers money and wasted cheese...

Whether the story was Jazzed up(or was it Air Canada?).This has gone far enough.I mistrust her usefulness to the chamber of "sober second thought" when she didn't have enough sense to 'stifle herself Edith.'

I am sick to death of all our useless-time wasting parliamentary traditions.Senate should be abolished and these doddering old party hacks should be put out to pasture.

What the hell-what the fug is technology for but to be more efficient? Most of parliament-instead of sleeping ,reading ,and sexually harassing each other should be Skype-ing their hot air while sitting on their wrinkled asses at home...
 

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Re: 'Conservative' senator whining about being served 'ice cold camembert'

The past couple of years I have flown quite a bit I just eat the free smacks
and wait till we land. I think when one is on a mission for their organization
as it were they should be thinking about expenses. I represent farmers at
various levels on the political scene and doing my own farming gives me a
constant reminder of how hard farmers work so I always think about the
money being spent and what its purpose is for I guess some just enjoy the
ride through life
 

damngrumpy

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It will not sit well for the two major parties NDP don't have senators
this is a Liberal Tory dance we are going to watch wonder what the
Pillsbury Dough Boy is going to say in court
 

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I love this. The media are so focused on the Libs and Cons because they think the NDP have no chance. But this could backfire if they don't pay attention.There is a chance, a very slim one, I know, but a chance that people will get fed up with these two parties and their antics and vote NDP to put a stop to this nonsense. If that happens I will piss my pants laughing because this is exactly what these two parties deserve. Almost 150 years of corruption and BS from the Libs and Cons and it is time people just turfed the whole freakin' lot of them. Do I think the NDP will do a better job? No. I'm just sick and tired of all the BS from Libs and Cons and all their supporters.
 

Sal

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a chance that people will get fed up with these two parties and their antics and vote NDP to put a stop to this nonsense.
I am sick to death of both of them

it's like a clown show, who can screw up the most and then cover the best when caught