BREAKING: 'I did not know,' Stephen Harper says about chief of staff's...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about — nor was he asked to sign off on — the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen....

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'I did not know,' Harper says about chief of staff's $90K payment to Duffy

LIMA, Peru - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about — nor was he asked to sign off on — the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal...

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