Duffy claims more than $10,000 in expenses on B.C. trip where Conservative Party sent him to be guest speaker

'We were delighted to have him, because frankly other than the prime minister he would have been the biggest draw for any party, slash, community event, in the country,' says Troy DeSouza, a former Conservative candidate, speaking about suspended Senator Mike Duffy appearing as a guest speaker at a charitable fundraising event.

The Conservative Party sent Senator Mike Duffy to be a guest speaker at a charity event hosted by a nominated Conservative federal election candidate in December, 2010, on a four-day trip to B.C. for which Sen. Duffy claimed $10,652 in Senate travel expenses, the suspended Senator’s t...

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