Duffy ordeal shows need to clarify Senate rules: Wallace

'Get the rules straightened out. Get them clarified. Do not leave Senators vulnerable to multiple interpretations.'

P.E.I. Sen. Mike Duffy, pictured April 21 on his way into court, faced 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. Last week, he was exonerated of all charges by Judge Charles Vaillancourt.The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

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BY ABBAS RANA

April 25, 2016

The two-year legal ordeal for Sen. Mike Duffy, which ended in his exoneration on all 31 criminal charges last week, is a symptom of the Senate's vague administrative rules that are subject to multiple interpretations, says New Brunswick Independent Sen. John Wallace. He said the Senate’s Inter...

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