The Senate committee on internal economy, budgets and administration held a rare televised meeting Tuesday night to reconsider their report on now-independent Senator Mike Duffy.
Senators agreed to refer the matter to the RCMP, including Duffy's $90,000 repayment of expenses fostered by a gift from Nigel Wright, the prime minister's former chief of staff.
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Duffy did not attend Tuesday's meeting. Gary O'Brien, clerk of the Senate, and other administration officials of the upper chamber answered questions.
Senators asked the committee to revisit the issue after media reports that Duffy claimed Senate per diem expenses while also submitting claims for campaigning before the 2011 election.
"There were 49 days where per diems were claimed in Ottawa during a time period, according to the Deloitte report, that Senator Duffy does not appear to have been in Ottawa. Senator Duffy has never been interviewed in this regard," O'Brien said.
The Senate found "at least two other groups of days in April 2011 where Senator Duffy submitted expense claims...when, according to the Deloitte report, he does not appear to have been in Ottawa," O'Brien added.
**Read the Deloitte audit of Duffy's residency status and the committee's follow-up report**
The committee also agreed to reinstate sections dealing with primary and secondary residence from an earlier draft of the report
Minutes from the Senate internal economy committee - May 28/2013
-Andrew Thomson
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