Patrick Brazeau in custody, kicked out of Tory caucus

Senator appointed by Harper and known for controversy to sit as Independent

By Laura Payton, CBC News, Feb 7, 2013

Patrick Brazeau, Aboriginal member of Canadian Senate appointed by PM Harper.

Senator Patrick Brazeau is in police custody following an alleged domestic assault and has been removed from the Conservative Party’s caucus, the party confirmed Thursday.

Brazeau, who has weathered several controversies since his appointment in 2009, will continue to sit in the Senate as an Independent.