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(English) Federal government partially closes loophole after ex-Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe used public funds to pay party staff

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OTTAWA — Parliament has closed a loophole that allowed former Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe to escape without punishment last year after he was found to have inappropriately paid political party staff with taxpayer-funded parliamentary resources.