Pamela has had a very public lifestyle, meaning that she has been working with television and broadcasting for most of her life until she chose to become a Senate. Her journalism career started with a CBC news division, and from there she became more popular. She also worked with the Toronto Star for a bit and then she moved to being a co host on Canada AM. She then started her own production company where she was very successful in her television series. She also was the host of Canada's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and wrote a few books. The main reason for including those details was to show that she has a plethora of experience in the public view.
The expenses that she said was for business included over $20,000 associated with speeches, dinners and business meetings with unidentified individuals. How can someone have a bill of $20,978 from speeches, dinners and meetings? That's a heck of a lot of extravagances.
There are many figures associated with the amount that she has to pay back but overall, she was asked to repay $138,969 including the $38,369 that she has already paid. These expenses mostly came for upgrading of what is normally provided.
She will not admit that she purposely did anything wrong, but she has stated, "When I submitted expense claims, I did so in good faith, honestly believing that the reimbursement was appropriate."
In my opinion she has been in the eye of the public for decades now and with her position in Parliament she should know what is appropriate and what is not. From Fame to Shame, Pamela Wallin has destroyed her reputation. Do you think she is responsible for repaying the lavish expenses?
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http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/09/13/senate_expenses_scandal_pamela_wallin_repays_100600.html
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/08/21/sen_pamela_wallin_asked_to_repay_additional_17621_in_travel_expenses.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Wallin
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This is in a way similar to a few of your other posts, where there a types of peoples, or industries, like about Mars, Nestle and Hershey, who cannot own up. Having those extra coins in ones pocket does not shock me because some see it as ' it's fair and square" and some just do not have a conscious when they know they are affecting or harming others, but coming from a Senator, I believe she should have just spoke out even if the wrong did not seem so serious to her, it does affect others.
ReplyDeleteWhat annoys me about these kinds of articles is that these people make tons of money, but then still decide they need more, and steal from others. Like come on you make over 100,000 dollars, and your pretty famous, what more do you need?
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