Sen. Mac Harb steps down from Senate
Posted August 26, 2013 3:14 pm.
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Former Liberal Sen. Mac Harb is stepping down from the Senate.
Harb will drop his legal action and repay tens of thousands of dollars more because of inappropriate living and travel expense claims.
Harb says he has sent the Senate a cheque for $189,166.17, which brings his total reimbursement to $231,649.07.
The 59-year-old politician leaves the Senate with just over 15 years left in a term that would have taken him to age 75.
He was appointed to the upper chamber by Jean Chretien in 2003 after 15 years as an MP.
Harb continues to defend himself in the expense battle, with his lawyer saying a key Deloitte audit did not find Harb had violated any rules, but rather found the rules themselves weren’t clear.
