tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post4836767541264159179..comments2023-01-14T05:10:26.912-05:00Comments on Democracy Under Fire: Conflict of Interest.Ruralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-22161015269844142122010-06-14T08:45:37.717-04:002010-06-14T08:45:37.717-04:00According to Alice at Pundits Guide, those pension...According to <a href="http://www.punditsguide.ca/2010/06/class-of-2004-reaches-freedom-35/" rel="nofollow">Alice at Pundits Guide</a>, those pensions are already locked in for all intents and purposes. Even if a campaign were to start today, the campaign period would end after the 28th, and that time would count as MP service for pension purposes.Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-45447819924766051402010-06-14T08:15:29.497-04:002010-06-14T08:15:29.497-04:00From Alison's list it looks like the Cons are ...From Alison's list it looks like the Cons are the ones who have the most to lose on this issue. Poilievre, though, has already achieved his pension so there may be others too.penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-87363485320906359352010-06-13T21:09:50.733-04:002010-06-13T21:09:50.733-04:00If there is no election before July, 36 Cons, 16 B...If there is no election before July, 36 Cons, 16 Bloc, 14 Libs, and 8 New Democrats will qualify for a pension of at least $25,000 a year based on the minimum MP salary - $157,731 per year -regardless of their age. Some will qualify for higher. <br /><br />The following list of 74 will find themselves without a pension if there is a June election. List is a year old now so it may have changed.<br /><br />Bloc : Guy Andre, Andre Bellavance, Raynald Blais, France Bonsant, Robert Bouchard, Paule Brunelle, Robert Carrier, Nicole Demers, Johanne Deschamps, Meili Faille, Carole Lavallee, Marc Lemay, Yves Lessard, Yvon Levesque, Serge Menard, Robert Vincent.<br /><br />Cons : Dean Allison, Rona Ambrose, James Bezan, Gordon Brown, Colin Carrie, Michael Chong, Barry Devolin, Diane Finley, Steven Fletcher, Gary Goodyear, Nina Grewal, Helena Guergis, Russ Hiebert, Brian Jean, Randy Kamp, Ed Komarnicki, Daryl Kramp, Guy Lauzon, Tom Lukiwski, Dave MacKenzie, Ted Menzies, Larry Miller, Rob Moore, Gordon O'Connor, Bev Oda, Pierre Poilievre, Jim Prentice, Joe Preston, Andrew Scheer, Joy Smith, David Tilson, Bradley Trost, Mervin Tweed, Peter Van Loan, Mark Warawa, Jeff Watson.<br /><br />Libs : Navdeep Bains, Ruby Dhalla, Ujjal Dosanjh, Ken Dryden, Mark Holland, David McGuinty, Yasmin Ratansi, Pablo Rodriguez, Anthony Rota, Michael Savage, Francis Scarpaleggia, Mario Silva, Scott Simms, Borys Wrzesnewskyj.<br /><br />NDP : Charlie Angus, David Christopherson, Jean Crowder, Nathan Cullen, Peter Julian, Jack Layton, Tony Martin, Bill Siksay.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.com