A series of emails entered into evidence in the criminal trial of Sen. Mike Duffy describe Conservative efforts to determine whether repaying his expenses would be enough to render Deloitte’s report on him moot.

March 1, 2013 at 1:10 p.m.

Nigel Wright tells PMO lawyer Benjamin Perrin and other colleagues he asked Sen. Irving Gerstein “to actually work through senior contacts at Deloitte.” The outcome the PMO wants, Wright says, is for Deloitte to report that since Duffy agreed to repay, “Deloitte’s work in determining primary residence is no longer needed.”

March 6, 2013 at 10:19 a.m.

Patrick Rogers, then PMO director of parliamentary affairs, says he has spoken to Gerstein, who was told by Deloitte the mandate it was given by the Senate subcommittee might get in the way of their plans.

March 8, 2013 at 3:12 p.m.

After Wright looked over the mandate and told his PMO colleagues he saw no impediment, Rogers again spoke to Gerstein, who told him his Deloitte contact agrees. Rogers said they were waiting for Gerstein’s Deloitte contact to get the actual auditor on board.

March 20, 2013 at 1:04 p.m.

Rogers tells PMO colleagues Gerstein has not yet been able to get the assurances they want from Deloitte.

March 21, 2013 at 1:33 p.m.

Rogers shares the latest from Deloitte, via Gerstein, which was that the investigation would go ahead even if Duffy repaid and that it would mention Duffy did not provide the information requested.

To read more about how testimony and emails suggest the PMO was invested in the outcome of a Deloitte report into Duffy’s housing expenses click here.

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