On February 13, the Prime Minister stood in this House and said he had personally reviewed Pamela Wallin's expenses and that they were “comparable to any parliamentarian”. Later that same day the Prime Minister's Office was warned by one of Pamela Wallin's former staffers not to be seen defending her expenses, because they were “really problematic”.
Plus tard ce jour-là, le Cabinet du premier ministre s'est fait dire par l'un des anciens attachés politiques de Pamela Wallin qu'il valait mieux ne plus tenter de défendre ses dépenses, parce qu'elles étaient « très problématiques ».