Wright says he told Harper about Duffy’s repayment plan, but not about source of money

'The Prime Minister basically approved what we were doing, both the approach that we were taking with the media, and the view … claims not only had to comply with the rules and technical requirements, but they also had to be right and appropriate and therefore he was sort of prepared to take on the risks,' says former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright in court.

A former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper who was at the centre of backroom negotiations leading to an agreement that the Conservative Party would pay Senator Mike Duffy $50,000 to reimburse impugned housing allowances and legal fees in 2013 testified Wednesday he told Mr. Ha...

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