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pamela wallin in 2008 stephen harper wadena , saskatchewan journalist corporate board member , expense infiltrator with public funds diplomat , independent 1970s conservative 2013-present conservative party 2009-2013 new democratic party senator for saskatchewan 10 april 1953 january 2 , 2009 etalk2008-pamela wallin.jpg pamela wallin
 pamela wallin
pamela wallin

pamela wallin , -lrb- born april 10 , 1953 -rrb- is a former canadian television journalist and diplomat .
on january 2 , 2009 , she was appointed to the canadian senate , where she sat as a conservative until may 17 , 2013 when she decided to leave the caucus until an audit into her expense claims was complete .
on november 5 , 2013 the senate voted to suspend wallin without pay for two years for alleged theft from the public purse .
