The Senate is asking an Ottawa judge to remove it from a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed by P-E-I Senator Mike Duffy.
Lawyers for the upper chamber argue that it’s protected by parliamentary privilege — a centuries-old right meant to shield legislators in the course of doing their jobs.
Duffy is seeking more than 7.8 million dollars in damages from the Senate and the R-C-M-P following a high-profile investigation and suspension surrounding his expense claims.
He was charged with 31 counts of fraud, breach of trust and bribery — all of which were later dismissed in a lengthy and dramatic ruling in April 2016.