CP: Law expert says Mike Duffy’s Senate appointment `unconstitutional’

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CHARLOTTETOWN — A law expert believes Mike Duffy’s appointment to P.E.I.’s Senate seat is unconstitutional.

David Bulger has been teaching constitutional law at the University of Prince Edward Island for many years and has been called on by various governments many times for his expertise in understanding and interpreting government law.

After hearing about Duffy’s appointment to the Senate on Monday, and knowing that Duffy only spends a limited time on the Island, Bulger went digging through his law books.

He found a stipulation in the Constitution Act that says senators must reside in the province for which they are appointed.

But since a person’s residence is not clearly defined, there is some ambiguity, Bulger said...

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1. Another law that Harper can ignore. n/t