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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
On topic though, I also disagree with Dion. This is a personal scandal for Sandhu, but from the party perspective, their exposure is limited by his stepping away from the party caucus. It will be interesting if he ultimately resigns his seat. The by-election that would cause wouldn't be a PC vs. Wildrose battle given the location, but would send a message about the viability of the Liberals and/or NDP.
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As far as his poor business management - yes that is his own personal baggage; which his constituents may or may not remember come next election.
Where the party gets dragged into the mess is from his sworn affidavit. In it he claims to have been in India for a number of months; yet over that same time period he has submitted expenses for activity in Canada. You can't be in two countries at the same time.
So either he submitted false expense claims or he lied in his sworn statement.
Additionally; MLA's are required to disclose ALL debts (business, personal, etc) as part of their appointments, to the ethics commission. As I understand it none of this was disclosed.