This’ll definitely be an interesting by election could it actually be a competitive one or a liberal guaranteed win
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The interesting thing will be to see if there are any more coming so they get them all out of the way ASAP (ie. rumours about Blair and Wilkinson taking diplomatic roles).
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StrategicBean on
Should have stepped down before the Ukraine announcement…but then again there seems to be all sorts of ethics issues with the role she is taking in Ukraine. I don’t know if she is breaking any laws but it feels super greasy
Fridayfunzo on
Almost a year to the day when JT stepped down, how boringly poetic
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So Conservatives once again got rage baited by conservative media for no reason. Guessing they still upset Freeland killed Trump and Co in the last negotiations
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Poor Mark, he’s losing a good person.
Also, lucky Carney. His position is now a bit more free from the stain of whatever happened before him.
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I’ve never liked her. I’m glad she’s gone. But I do wish her all the best in her new role. I also expect the governing party to retain the seat easily.
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It’s crazy how it went from being announced as an advisor for a foreign nation without any comment on her status as an MP to resigning in the coming weeks to resigning *this* week.
I don’t know if she was naive or what, but that progression tells me that she never really planned on quitting as an MP until it blew up in her face
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Did you know Canada’s MPs don’t have to show up to Parliament in person anymore, and there’s no minimum attendance requirement — yet they still get full pay?
But that’s only part of it…
Because the rules have actually been changed in the last few years to allow:
Permanent hybrid/remote participation, meaning MPs don’t even have to be here physically to vote or sit on committees.
Proxy voting, where MPs can have others vote for them.
No required minimum meeting attendance or workload benchmark at all.
No ban on taking unpaid advisory roles with foreign governments while still holding a Canadian seat
Automatic pay raises unrelated to constituent service or performance.
So technically, an MP could work from anywhere, skip most sessions, and still collect full salary and benefits — and it’d be totally within the “rules.”
But here’s the kicker: Those rules were changed quietly, recently, and without much public debate — and now we’re told this is just “how modern parliaments run.”
If a politician stops representing Canadians but still gets paid, is that really accountability — or just legalized corruption?
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This’ll definitely be an interesting by election could it actually be a competitive one or a liberal guaranteed win
The interesting thing will be to see if there are any more coming so they get them all out of the way ASAP (ie. rumours about Blair and Wilkinson taking diplomatic roles).
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Should have stepped down before the Ukraine announcement…but then again there seems to be all sorts of ethics issues with the role she is taking in Ukraine. I don’t know if she is breaking any laws but it feels super greasy
Almost a year to the day when JT stepped down, how boringly poetic
So Conservatives once again got rage baited by conservative media for no reason. Guessing they still upset Freeland killed Trump and Co in the last negotiations
Poor Mark, he’s losing a good person.
Also, lucky Carney. His position is now a bit more free from the stain of whatever happened before him.
I’ve never liked her. I’m glad she’s gone. But I do wish her all the best in her new role. I also expect the governing party to retain the seat easily.
It’s crazy how it went from being announced as an advisor for a foreign nation without any comment on her status as an MP to resigning in the coming weeks to resigning *this* week.
I don’t know if she was naive or what, but that progression tells me that she never really planned on quitting as an MP until it blew up in her face
Did you know Canada’s MPs don’t have to show up to Parliament in person anymore, and there’s no minimum attendance requirement — yet they still get full pay?
But that’s only part of it…
Because the rules have actually been changed in the last few years to allow:
Permanent hybrid/remote participation, meaning MPs don’t even have to be here physically to vote or sit on committees.
Proxy voting, where MPs can have others vote for them.
No required minimum meeting attendance or workload benchmark at all.
No ban on taking unpaid advisory roles with foreign governments while still holding a Canadian seat
Automatic pay raises unrelated to constituent service or performance.
So technically, an MP could work from anywhere, skip most sessions, and still collect full salary and benefits — and it’d be totally within the “rules.”
But here’s the kicker: Those rules were changed quietly, recently, and without much public debate — and now we’re told this is just “how modern parliaments run.”
If a politician stops representing Canadians but still gets paid, is that really accountability — or just legalized corruption?
Food for thought.