Federal Government & Politics II

[acottawa]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Doesn’t Jagmeet Singh qualify for a parliamentary pension somewhere around the fall of 2025 election date?

I thought this was quite well known.

Yes, I was responding to a post that seemed to imply a pension for Singh was an important need.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by acottawa

Yes, I was responding to a post that seemed to imply a pension for Singh was an important need.

It's quite a bit of free money, every year, for life. I agree with you he probably doesn't need it to survive but sitting another year (or more) in Parliament to have access to that doesn't seem to be a big sacrifice. Even a rich person would go for it. Actually, you don't get rich by swearing off free or easily obtained money.

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Doesn’t Jagmeet Singh qualify for a parliamentary pension somewhere around the fall of 2025 election date?

I thought this was quite well known.

Yes along with dozens of MPs who have a much lower re-election chance than Singh who is in a very safe seat magnified by the collapse in Liberal support in BC. It's a tiresome trope. Of course the Cons want an election. The NDP haven't had a single poll where they are better off pulling the plug.

[jonny24]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Doesn’t Jagmeet Singh qualify for a parliamentary pension somewhere around the fall of 2025 election date?

I thought this was quite well known.

Yes, and they even pushed back the date, resulting in MPs serving long enough to qualify for their pension:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/we-w...tion-1.6908373

However, it's come to light that postponing the vote by even one day has the knock-on effect of securing pensions for 80 MPs first elected in 2019 who wouldn't qualify if they lost their seats before hitting their six year service mark: Oct. 21, 2025.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by Acajack

It's quite a bit of free money, every year, for life. I agree with you he probably doesn't need it to survive but sitting another year (or more) in Parliament to have access to that doesn't seem to be a big sacrifice. Even a rich person would go for it. Actually, you don't get rich by swearing off free or easily obtained money.

I would love to see a Conservative ad really driving Singh's pension issue home to Joe Lunchbucket.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Hecate

With that logic nobody should be governing. Trudeau doesn’t have a majority, nor does any party. First past the post mate.

Dude, can't you see why others are replying in the manner that they are? Let me refresh your memory:

Originally Posted by Hecate

Majority of Canadians don’t want Trudeau representing them. Why is that a toilet tweet. It’s the truth. This government needs to go.

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by Hecate

Immature and condescending is calling people you don’t agree with, uneducated racist hicks. Who did that again?

You did, because that is not what he said. You put those words in his mouth. Stop doing this.

[Hecate]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

You did, because that is not what he said. You put those words in his mouth. Stop doing this.

He may have used better words. But the messaging is the same.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2004245.html

[Marshsparrow]

Originally Posted by jonny24

Yes, and they even pushed back the date, resulting in MPs serving long enough to qualify for their pension:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/we-w...tion-1.6908373

Actually they haven't changed the date if you read and research.

[TorontoDrew]

That Wannabe MAGA Pierre Poilievre is so desperate to hold his election now because he knows his hero Trump is about to lose and that will kill a lot of his own support. It's too funny hearing him call on the NDP to side with him, LOLOLOL.
He must know that the Liberals are learning a lot from what's happening in the election south of the border. He's acting so terrified. Canadians don't want to deal with an election atm.

The term WEIRD is already making the rounds describing that little whiney man. It's only going to get worse for him so I guess I can't blame him for his motives to go to the polls now before people get to know him better.
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[1overcosc]

Actually it's probably better for the CPC if Trump loses. The CPC is the government in waiting now. They're not going to want to deal with a Trump admin. Nobody does.

[whatnext]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

That Wannabe MAGA Pierre Poilievre is so desperate to hold his election now because he knows his hero Trump is about to lose and that will kill a lot of his own support. It's too funny hearing him call on the NDP to side with him, LOLOLOL.
He must know that the Liberals are learning a lot from what's happening in the election south of the border. He's acting so terrified. Canadians don't want to deal with an election atm.

The term WEIRD is already making the rounds describing that little whiney man. It's only going to get worse for him so I guess I can't blame him for his motives to go to the polls now before people get to know him better.

ORLY, the Libs are learning from the Democrats? So when are they forcing Trudeau out?

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by 1overcosc

Actually it's probably better for the CPC if Trump loses. The CPC is the government in waiting now. They're not going to want to deal with a Trump admin. Nobody does.

I think either way it is overblown but Liberal strategists have the delusiona that a Trump win will rescue them. I suppose a full blown trade war with Canadians in Trudeau's corner might reset the election but the only way Trudeau is even holding PP to a minority is if there is a complete elecltion reset. This has been obvious for more than a year and to a student of history since the 2021 election. Despite that Trudeau has made no attempt beyond tinkering to change the election narrative.

But we are basically at a 50-50 election in the US in a month when Democrats typcially are at their peak.

[kool maudit]

Protracted post-election volatility could benefit Trudeau.

[dreambrother808]

If the Libs take the opportunity between now and the election to make immigration cuts, they still have some chance to win back voters. A lot of people likely don’t want to vote Con but feel the Libs have left them no option. It’s in the NDPs best interest to wait this out and push for those changes to regain confidence in their party as well. Singh isn’t going to pull support for the government because that only benefits the Cons right now.

The Libs are showing some signs of waking up to reality but we’ll see if they go far enough.

[905er]

push the immigration cuts more and Pierre will definitely win over voters. the country is inundated with international "students" and I have serious doubts a good number of them actually are students. Several parts of the GTA are unrecognizable. the rhetoric that 'diversity Is our strenght' when measures are currently in place as we speak to dilute that is so irritating. When more than 90% of our immigrants are coming from one source country, there is a problem. Lets lower the number of immigrants and bring it back to a level that is manageable... lets crack down on those who are actively manipulating the system, and lets clean up the system full stop. I'm all for immigration, but the responsible kind.

[casper]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

That Wannabe MAGA Pierre Poilievre is so desperate to hold his election now because he knows his hero Trump is about to lose and that will kill a lot of his own support. It's too funny hearing him call on the NDP to side with him, LOLOLOL.
He must know that the Liberals are learning a lot from what's happening in the election south of the border. He's acting so terrified. Canadians don't want to deal with an election atm.

The term WEIRD is already making the rounds describing that little whiney man. It's only going to get worse for him so I guess I can't blame him for his motives to go to the polls now before people get to know him better.
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Thanks for posting. I know there was something weird about that video but could not "nail it". The commentary did.

You may not like him, but at least JT is authentic and his adds generally don't try to pass off Serbia, the US, Slovenia, etc. as Canada.

The entire story line is also weird. Why does a dad take his kids to the school bus, wave them off and then jump in his pickup and follow the school bus.

Celebrating your loved one who just coming back from undergoing drug/alcohol addiction counseling with a big family gathering with wine pouring in every direction just comes across as cruel.

When they show the Serbian kids in class and talk about kids reading, writing, etc. are they taking about English or Serbian?

What is the point of showing Russian fighter jets and then cutting away to university students in Kiev pretending to be in Canada.

[Loco101]

[Loco101]

Originally Posted by TorontoDrew

That Wannabe MAGA Pierre Poilievre is so desperate to hold his election now because he knows his hero Trump is about to lose and that will kill a lot of his own support. It's too funny hearing him call on the NDP to side with him, LOLOLOL.
He must know that the Liberals are learning a lot from what's happening in the election south of the border. He's acting so terrified. Canadians don't want to deal with an election atm.

The term WEIRD is already making the rounds describing that little whiney man. It's only going to get worse for him so I guess I can't blame him for his motives to go to the polls now before people get to know him better.
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I'm finding that PP and JD Vance have a lot of similarities. They both give off a creepy vibe in my opinion and lack charisma. Both have ads and online content showing them with their children and trying to make them appear softer but it just doesn't work. There is just too much weirdness.

PP may not have it as easy as many think he will in the next election. A lot can happen between now and then. While the vast majority of voters are tired of JT, I'm quite certain that support for the LPC could rise a fair amount with a new leader. PP is using American style campaigning when he talks about the Dad picking up his kids in his pickup truck and then driving by farm field and tractors. It's so bad it makes me laugh. But it's very cringe and uninspiring to how most Canadians think from what I can tell.

[theman23]

Originally Posted by acottawa

Singh is 45, he doesn’t need a pension. He can go back to practicing law.

You don't think he's weighed going back to law practice versus sitting at home and collecting a pension? Or he could do both. It's almost certainly entered his mind.

Originally Posted by YOWetal

Yes along with dozens of MPs who have a much lower re-election chance than Singh who is in a very safe seat magnified by the collapse in Liberal support in BC. It's a tiresome trope. Of course the Cons want an election. The NDP haven't had a single poll where they are better off pulling the plug.

FWIW, 338 has Burnaby Central (his current riding's replacement) as a CPC/NDP toss up. He could lose it.