[ISL] "Mike Duffy's P.E.I. hotel bills sought in RCMP probe"

[rfmcdonald]

CBC reports on the latest news regarding disgraced Prince Edward Island senator Mike Duffy. The evidence seems to be that, even when he claimed to be resident in his Island summer cottage, he stayed in local hotels.

Newly released court documents filed by the RCMP show they are seeking hotel records in P.E.I. where suspended Senator Mike Duffy would have stayed with his wife during the winter months while he was claiming his cottage in Cavendish as his primary residence.

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"I believe that those records will provide evidence of the named offences showing that Senator Duffy stays in hotels when visiting P.E.I. during winter months, not his declared primary residence."

The RCMP says Duffy's personal calendar shows he stayed at the Charlottetown hotel, the Delta hotel and the Great George hotel during his island stays.

Duffy's assistant told Horton the senator's cottage in Cavendish is not on the main highway and he preferred to stay in Charlottetown during winter storms.

"The house in Cavendish is snowed in," the assistant told Horton.

"Also, when his visits are short (for the weekend or something) he prefers to stay closer to the airport to arrive on time."