Canadian Press NewsAlert: Harper says ‘I did not know’ about payment to Duffy

LIMA, Peru – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he did not know about — nor was he asked to sign off on — the arrangement that saw his chief of staff, Nigel Wright, cut a personal cheque for $90,000 to Sen. Mike Duffy.

Harper also says he would not have allowed Wright, who has since resigned, to give the money to Duffy had he known about it.

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