A court has ordered a suspended Canadian senator to attend an alcohol and drugs detox program, a day after his arrest for alleged assault.
Patrick Brazeau, 39, was taken into custody on Thursday at an Ottawa area residence and charged with assault, cocaine possession and making death threats.
Crown prosecutor Stephanie Robitaille said Brazeau had "specific conditions to respect, one of them is to go to therapy for drug and alcohol problems".
He was also told to respect a curfew from 11pm to 6am.
Brazeau was already on bail after being arrested last year for allegedly sexually assaulting his former girlfriend.
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He and two other lawmakers were suspended from the Senate in November after collectively charging hundreds of thousands of dollars for travel and housing expenses in a political scandal that has been a drag on the ruling Conservatives' popularity.
Police subsequently charged all three with fraud and breach of trust.
Since being booted from the Senate, Brazeau has been working as the day manager at an Ottawa strip club.
