Sen. Wallace questions whether proper procedure was followed before garnishing Sen. Duffy’s salary

The Senate's Internal Economy Committee leadership has challenged John Wallace to move a motion if he’s unsure if Senate failed to follow due process to garnishing Duffy's salary

The Senate recently started to garnish 20 per cent of Independent Sen. Mike Duffy's salary to recover $16,955 that the Senate administration claims it overpaid the P.E.I. Senator.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY ABBAS RANA

October 17, 2016

A member of the powerful Senate Internal Economy Committee is raising questions about the process his committee followed before it gave the order to garnish Sen. Mike Duffy’s salary to recover the $16,955 that the Senate administration claims it overpaid the controversial Senator. But the commi...

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