Patrick Brazeau, an Aboriginal (Algonquin from Maniwaki/Kitigan Zibi) and currently the youngest serving Canadian senator (he’s 36), was appointed in 2009 by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He has since become a controversial figure, sparked by his originally stated, but subsequently withdrawn, intention to serve in the Senate and also keep his position as National Chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP represents non-status and off-reserve aboriginals) and thus collecting two publicly-funded six-figure salaries; allegedly condoning heavy drinking during business hours; a sexual harrassment complaint; and the alleged misspending of CAP funds in the area of $260,000.
But mainly, he’s controversial because many Aboriginals consider him a Conservative Canadian wolf in Aboriginal clothing.
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