Mac Harb

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On December 6, 2012, Harb was named in relation to the Canadian Senate expenses scandal due to expenses for a property in Pembroke, Ontario. [7] In May 2013, the Senate Internal Economy Committee found that Harb had incorrectly claimed $51,482.92 of living and travel expenses and ordered him to repay it, which was done by July 5, 2013. [8] The committee had earlier advised Harb to repay $231,000 of claimed expenses dating back to 2005 to avoid an extensive audit into his finances. [8] Harb stated that his repayment was done "under protest" since he intended to challenge the validity of the committee's findings in the Ontario Divisional Court. [8] On August 26, 2013, he repaid a further $180,166.17, for a total reimbursement of $231,649.07, after which he resigned his Senate seat. [3] In February 2014, Harb was charged with fraud and breach of trust in connection with these expense claims. [9] Those charges were later withdrawn by the Crown in May 2016, after the acquittal of Senator Mike Duffy on his own expense-related criminal charges. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "ParlInfo Has Moved". lop.parl.ca.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 J. Patrick Boyer. Our Scandalous Senate Volume 1 of Point of View. Dundurn, 2014. chapter 3; pp. 58 to 60. ISBN   9781459723672.
  3. 1 2 "Senate scandal: Mac Harb resigns". Toronto Star. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Seal hunt ban gets icy reception in Senate". CBCNews. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Robin Levinson (27 December 2012). "Harb accepts PETA award for his efforts to stop 'inhumanity' of the seal hunt". Ottawa Citizen.
  6. ↑ "Article clipped from the Ottawa Citizen". The Ottawa Citizen. 30 November 1991. p. 1.
  7. ↑ "Timeline: Key dates in the evolution of the Senate expense-claim controversy | Globalnews.ca". Global News.
  8. 1 2 3 "Senator Mac Harb repays $51K in expenses". CBC. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Mac Harb, Patrick Brazeau charged with fraud in Senate scandal". CBC News . 4 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Criminal charges dropped against former senator Mac Harb". CBC. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
The Honourable
Mac Harb
Senator for Ontario
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September 9, 2003 –August 26, 2013
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