I actually find it comical that people don't think that Singh is waiting around for the pension but this latest crisis does make things a little harder for him to deflect that notion. An election should have been called earlier, Trudeau should have stepped down sooner and an unpopular opinion, those MP's with pretty much 6 years service should qualify.
The issue we have here isn't wither PP, Singh or Trudeau earned their pensions, it's pretty clear that leaders of Government get their pensions, their benefits, their envelopes for various frauds and kickbacks. That all comes with the roles and it goes for everybody!
You can tell who's beyond bias when defending what is actually going on, which is Singh is probably delaying for pension purposes as a major factor. I actually say give it to him and let's move on, as with the other MP's if the election was going to be called in the fall.
People who actually deny what is without a doubt clear as day, are beyond political bias and don't actually know just how great of a pension MP's get. A MAX Canadian pension for CPP and OAS actually pays for J*** S**** Not even a 1 bedroom apartment for a senior . We have MP's from all political parties who try exceedingly hard in order to get into office for an MP pension.
Singh is pretty much a fairly new MP and he will qualify for a pension in 9 years. I don't fault them, I envy them! 6 years in and you can collect a pension. If you live to 90, you can collect for 35 years after paying into it for 6 years from a taxpayer funded job.
This rumored cabinet shuffle tomorrow is designed for income boosts for good MP's (and pension contributions) who have been left out of the party for a while, an opportunity to boost their post MP careers with a nice resume boost and let someone else dip into gold pot and wet their beak a little bit. I highly doubt this is designed for the new cabinet to turn things around politically.
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