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  Search warrant: Brazeau argument began over native issues

  A search warrant filed in court says an ongoing argument over aboriginal issues at the home of Sen. Patrick Brazeau escalated into a physical and sexual confrontation and back-to-back 911 calls to local police.

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  Senate votes to place Brazeau on leave of absence

  Senators have voted to force Sen. Patrick Brazeau to take a leave of absence from the upper chamber while he deals with his legal troubles.

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  Harper 'let down' by Senator Patrick Brazeau

  Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday he feels 'let down' after a senator he appointed to the upper chamber, Patrick Brazeau, was charged with sexual assault.

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  Removing senators a difficult task under the Constitution

  A prestigious seat in the Canadian Senate is nearly a lifetime appointment and a very difficult post to lose. Under the law, senators keep their positions until the age of 75 and it’s nearly impossible to remove them from the Red Chamber, even when they’re dogged by controversy.

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  Sen. Brazeau removed from caucus after police called to home

  Sen. Patrick Brazeau has been removed from the Conservative caucus after he was arrested over an alleged domestic violence incident at his home in Gatineau, Que.

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  Brazeau used father-in-law's address to get tax exemption

  Conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau used his former father-in-law’s address in a First Nations community when he claimed an aboriginal income tax exemption from 2004 to 2008, CTV News has learned.

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  Sen. Brazeau pens song about murdered, missing aboriginal women

  Conservative Sen. Patrick Brazeau has written a song about missing and murdered aboriginal women and posted his rendition on YouTube.

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  Senate panel to investigate Brazeau's housing allowance

  A three-member panel in the Senate will investigate Sen. Patrick Brazeau’s use of a $20,000 housing allowance, received when he claimed his father’s house in Maniwaki, Que., is his primary residence.

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  Senate committee looking into Brazeau's housing allowance

  Senate Government Leader Marjory LeBreton has asked a committee to look into whether Sen. Patrick Brazeau broke any rules by claiming his primary residence was his father’s home, located 130 kilometres from Ottawa, as CTV first reported.

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  Senator who lives near Ottawa gets $20K housing allowance

  Sen. Patrick Brazeau receives an annual $20,000 taxpayer-subsidized housing allowance for claiming his principle residence is in Maniwaki, Que., but other residents tell CTV News they’ve rarely seen him there.