TIMELINE: Nova Scotia MLA spending scandal

What started out as a routine audit of MLA expense claims has turned into a criminal investigation.

How did it get to this point? What prompted the RCMP to get involved? What effect hasthe scandal had on Nova Scotia politics?

Use our timeline to trackthe developmentsoverthe last few months, from the point Auditor General Jacques Lapointe released his audit on Feb. 3 to when the RCMP confirmed their investigation on May 18.