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Originally Posted by Jacks
Not surprising that Plecas took the job, he stands to benefit massively.
Option 1, don't take the speaker job.
* He stays at his $100K ish salary
* The government probably falls within a year, new election.
* He might get forced out of the next nomination due to his vocal criticism of Clark. Even if he wins the nomination he's not guaranteed to win the next election.
* He's only got 4 years of service and doesn't qualify for a pension unless he wins another election.
Option 2, take the speaker job.
* Get an immediate 50K ish bump in salary.
* Get a swanky office, extra staff, expenses etc.
* Have a stable job for at least 2 more years where he then qualifies for a full pension. Pension might even be higher since he was speaker, don't know the rules for sure around this.
He probably stands to make an extra million or so with option 2.
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That and the province does need a stable Government and they have voted, all be it by a razor thin margin, for the NDP to run the province, its fairly easy to paint this as a noble act in the service of democracy