Nigel Wright: Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper: CALGARY - The man who oversees the Conservative Party's finances says he refused to pay off Sen. Mike Duffy's contested expenses, contradicting the version of events provided to police by the prime minister's former chief of staff. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. For the first time, he addressed the discussions he had with Stephen Harper's ex-chief of staff Nigel Wright about paying back Duffy's living expenses. Delegates vote on a motion during a policy plenary session during the Conservative Convention in Calgary, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward Sen. Irving Gerstein, the chairman of the Conservative Fund Canada and former jewelry chain titan, delivered his report on the party's finances at the close of the party's biennial convention on Saturday. Related Items Articles Prime Minister Harper takes the stage at Calgary's Cowboys nightclub The Senate scandal is hot on Parliament Hill, but Harper isn't the first PM to be embroiled in controversy Internal document shows Europe boasting of gains in Canada free-trade deal (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.