Even as a youngster growing up in Prince Edward Island, he had ambitions to make it big on Parliament Hill. Eventually, Mike Duffy’s knack for talking politics on radio and TV brought him close to the seat of power in Ottawa, until as a newsman he seemed as famous as the people he covered. Now the disgraced Conservative Senator has become the embodiment of what many Canadians see as a wasteful institution, and a lightning rod for those who want the Senate abolished. The fifth estate’s Linden MacIntyre gets the inside story from people who have known “the old Duff” since the early days of his career. With fresh anecdotes and revealing footage, ‘The Rise and Fall of Mike Duffy’ traces how his larger than life ambition and questionable expenses ballooned into a political scandal that could take down the Senate.

Original airdate : March 7th, 2014

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