A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones. The word cairn comes from the Scottish Gaelic: cÃ rn [ËkÊ°aËrË nÌªË ] (plural cÃ irn [ËkÊ°aËrË É²]). Cairns have been and are used for a broad variety of purposes, from prehistoric times to the present.
Duffy, who is at the end of his third week of a lengthy criminal trial, is facing 31 charges in total, all but one of them for fraud and breach of trust. He also faces a bribery charge for accepting $90,000 from former chief of staff Nigel Wright to pay off his living expenses. Duffy also charged the Senateâs standard $50 fee for private accommodation to stay with âfriends,â totalling $150 over three nights. 2  According to his diary, Duffy stayed at least one night with his son Gavin in Vancouver.
WATCH: The judge in Mike Duffy Senate expense scandal trial lost his patience and berated the Crown for failing to produce any substantive evidence after three weeks. Mike Le Couteur reports.OTTAWA â Mike Duffy billed the Senate $50 a night to stay with his own son in Vancouver during an allegedly fraudulent business trip that coincided with the birth of his grandchild, documents released at his criminal trial reveal. Duffy also charged the Senateâs standard $50 fee for private accommodation to stay with âfriends,â totalling $150 over three nights. 2  According to his diary, Duffy stayed at least one night with his son Gavin in Vancouver.