Sen. Patrick Brazeau has pleaded not guilty to a charge of refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test. Last year Brazeau pleaded guilty to reduced charges of assault and possession of cocaine after a more serious charge of sexual assault was dropped because the Crown said it did not have sufficient evidence. Brazeau, 41, is also facing charges of fraud and breach of trust in connection with his Senate expense claims. Brazeau was suspended from the Senate without pay in 2013 along with two other senators over their Senate expenses, but that suspension was lifted when Parliament was dissolved for the 2015 federal election. He has pleaded not guilty to those charges but has not been tried.

Source: CBC News July 05, 2016 14:55 UTC