Senators signed waivers giving up Parliamentary privilege when inviting AG Ferguson to audit expenses

'We played fast and loose with the privilege of this institution in that instance,' says Liberal Senator Grant Mitchell.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Senators who have been subject to an 18-month review of their expenses were required to sign letters waiving their Parliamentary and legal privilege before Auditor General Michael Ferguson began his audit, and now some are regretting asking him in to look at their books in ...

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