Give me a break.   The entire Duffy issue came to light because Duffy was trying to claim expenses related to his travel.    What was kept under the radar was the purpose of most of his travel.  Duffy went from fundraiser to fundraiser as a tax paid CPC shill.     He raised millions of dollars for the CPC fund, which is why Harper wrote that Duffy was his "best appointment ever".     That's also why the CPC tried to sweep it under the rug, and why Wright (responsible for the CPC fund) wrote a personal cheque with the hope that the problem would disappear.     

The BBQ circuit is exactly to press the flesh and raise money.     The CPC were (are) infamous for their church basement fundraisers, and revival tent fundraisers where the local MP would promise to work for certain social conservative legislation (Patrick Brown does the same thing) in return for $$$ and support.