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Originally Posted by opendoor
If the context was the same (virtually no overlap and after clearing it with the federal government), then why not?
Erin O'Toole took a job with a French multinational almost 2 months before he officially left office and I don't recall anyone making a big deal about that. There are ethics rules they have to follow as part of that, and it sounds like that's happening in this case.
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No one made a big deal because there is no big deal to be had.
Neither have anyone made a big deal about Freeland accepting a role as head of the Rhode Trust announced back in November expected in July 2026 (where she was largely expected to resign before the date).
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/for...ving-1.6797717
https://nationalpost.com/news/erin-o...-strategy-firm
O'Toole did not start the job until after he was out of office and not an active MP and also he did not take a position for a foreign government, to bring him up is odd as it's not related to working for a foreign government and not the scenario I asked about.
Surely you see the difference between getting a normal job post politician work (whether in Canada or abroad) which everyone does, and being appointed a position to advise directly for a foreign government while still an active MP (which is the case here)?
If Freeland's announcement came hand in hand with a tendered resignation along with Zelensky's announcement, this would have been a complete nothing burger in terms of issue. The way it has transpired turned what should be a positive news into an issue.