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3rd & 7 37yd
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Holmes/Crown interrupts saying defence asking witness questions in an abstract way. Bayne says he didn't start asking abstract Qs. Judge quips: "But you didn't stop..." "...it was interesting, but let's move on." [Judge clearly sounding he wants to move this testimony along.]
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On Calendar entry - Exhibit 7 -
Page 213 Called Eddie Baird/Clifford Dollar re: levelling cottage
Page 221 Eddie Baird arrives for cottage levelling
Page 223 Eddie Baird crew finishes forms, pours foundation, pay $10k
Page 224 Cheq 2 for Baird construction
Page 227 Write cheques to Baird Construction $19k -
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A: We're talking about primary residence for financial purposes and not constitutional matters. Depends on what home you make improvements to: you can make improvements *to a* primary residence if it's already a primary residence... or you can make improvements *to make it a* primary residence. Depending on how you frame the question, you have your answer in your question.
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Trial begins with defence raising an issue of untimely disclosure. Says he received new documents – a chapter from Senate Resources Guide – just before the trial began today. Crown be allowed to start examination, but judge says Defence will get appropriate break to allow them to come up-to-speed with new disclosure.
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Bayne - Wants to raise an issue that’s troubling for me. There’s an issue for untimely disclosure. These charges were laid about a year ago and I’ve prepared for months, and prepared all weekend. After 10 a.m. I was handed a document – part of resource guide (exhibit A tab 7 chap 4) which was the only one ever produced to us. There was none other aspect of the resource guide … perhaps here were document that should have been sourced a long time ago.
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Neubauer – the document in question is the Senator Resource Guide. It’s one of the document provided to newly appointed senator in the briefing package. … what was in our possession was Chapter 5 relating to budgets, related to the Donohue counts and service contact.
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Neubauer - What we received this morning was the whole Senator Resource Guide. Witness today is Makhlouf, HR officer for the Senate. The chapter related to some of her work. … the info related to Chapter 4, the HR chapter, overlaps with what was released previously. … it’s essentially clarifying information.
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Judge – obviously it’s not a novel situation in trials with delayed disclosure. .. when these situation arise, the court has to look at ways to addressing them, and in this particular case, the Crown already conceded, Mr. Bayne will be allowed as much time as appropriate to come up to speed with the disclosure. We’ll commence, and take an appropriate break – ‘hopeful it’s shorter than longer’ – so let’s start by calling the witness.
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Makhlouf explaining the process of submitting and approving contracts. Makhlouf doesn't validate contractors, that's the Senators sole responsibility. After receiving contract, she is to assess and validate info, look at nature of services (make sure it’s parliamentary work), amount to be paid (she'll only question if amounts seem unreasonable).
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