Poilievre is a man of honour: Refuses $154,850 that is rightfully his.

[CdnFox]

Poilievre rejects severance offered to defeated MPs after losing Ontario riding - The Globe and Mail

If a sitting MP is defeated they have a right to Severance. And there is no requirement to pay it back if they seek re-election elsewhere

Pierre is entitled to receive $154,850 in Severance because he lost his riding.  He is perfectly eligible for that and MPS get that all the time. There's no requirement to repay it if he runs somewhere else.

But instead of demanding that he's entitled to his entitlements he's refusing to take it knowing that he doesn't tend to run again and expects to be back in the house and feels it would be inappropriate to keep the money

I rather doubt you'd see a liberal doing that

[Aristides]

And so he should if he still wants to be PM.

[CdnFox]

19 minutes ago, Aristides said:

And so he should if he still wants to be PM.

Agreed, but as I say I'm not sure that would be universal across the other parties. Jag meet for example sold out his party for a pension

[WestCanMan]

37 minutes ago, Aristides said:

And so he should if he still wants to be PM.

STFU. You know that Trudeau, Carney, Singh and May would all take it. 

[eyeball]

Good on PP.

I'm sure he'll make it up one day as an appointed board director or trustee or on the lecture circuit.

It's all good.

[herbie]

You don't get severance if you don't get severed.
PP intends to run again, so he'd have to give it back if he wins a seat.
Trudeau didn't run so he's not eligible.
May didn't get defeated, so she's not either.
Singh's entitled to it, though for a far less amount, and he'd be a fool not to take it and try to run again.\
 

Nice grumble attempt from a Tory lapdpg though.

 

[eyeball]

2 minutes ago, herbie said:

Nice grumble attempt from a Tory lapdpg though.

It did seem a little gimmicky at first blush but I thought he had at least a little benefit of doubt coming. I mean he could still lose again.

[herbie]

If wishes were horses....

[CdnFox]

2 hours ago, eyeball said:

Good on PP.

I'm sure he'll make it up one day as an appointed board director or trustee or on the lecture circuit.

It's all good.

For sure. Right after he's prime minister for a few terms  

[myata]

The man who won't take no for an answer. Man who has the duty to keep his bum firmly glued to that chair. Just couldn't see the door he's clearly pointed to. 

CPC on the trek from ridiculous to maga. There's still time (not that much though)

[myata]

.. by the way, how much the unnecessary and uncalled for election will cost Canadians simply because the man just couldn't see the door he was pointed to? That's the man. He did that.

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, myata said:

The man who won't take no for an answer. Man who has the duty to keep his bum firmly glued to that chair. Just couldn't see the door he's clearly pointed to. 

CPC on the trek from ridiculous to maga. There's still time (not that much though)

Read the instructions on your pills again. I don't think you're taking enough

55 minutes ago, myata said:

.. by the way, how much the unnecessary and uncalled for election will cost Canadians simply because the man just couldn't see the door he was pointed to? That's the man. He did that.

It's not unnecessary and it's not uncalled for

I know you absolutely hate democracy if it doesn't serve your immediate purpose. You would rather silence anybody rather than give them a chance to vote for somebody you don't like. In your heart you're a tyrant, you're just another Putin want to be who believes that nobody should have their voice if it disagrees with you.

The party has decided to keep him on as leader. Cope with it

[ExFlyer]

4 hours ago, CdnFox said:

Read the instructions on your pills again. I don't think you're taking enough

It's not unnecessary and it's not uncalled for

I know you absolutely hate democracy if it doesn't serve your immediate purpose. You would rather silence anybody rather than give them a chance to vote for somebody you don't like. In your heart you're a tyrant, you're just another Putin want to be who believes that nobody should have their voice if it disagrees with you.

The party has decided to keep him on as leader. Cope with it

You mean to those that lost the election as a leader of his party and then even lost his own seat? So, democracy is to kick out a loyal member so the loser can take his spot ?

I would think in doing so serves his personal immediate purpose??

Hopefully the residents of the riding he is stealing see what he is, a loser, and will not let him get away with it.

[myata]

The unnecessary and bogus election will cost us, Canadian taxpayers over $1 million

"Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s bid to regain a seat in Parliament through a byelection could cost taxpayers more than $1 million, according to data from recent races."

Put it into perspective, preferably with own brain. So much for "honorable" but it's only a word who cared, right?

In fact, we are talking here about a gross disrespect to Canadian taxpayers and democracy itself. Party over the country, but we knew that already small surprise.

[ExFlyer]

Sorry, but I cannot feel sorry for him not cheer his stance.

He has made $299,900 per year as leader of opposition and. 

Lived in government housing (19-room mansion with eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, living room, sitting room (2nd floor), and dining room, and sits on extensive grounds. Besides the residents in the home, Stornoway is served by a staff of three: a chef, chauffeur, and household administrator. and is maintained with $70,000 a year in government funds"

[Aristides]

11 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

STFU. You know that Trudeau, Carney, Singh and May would all take it. 

I don't know that and neither do you. The optics would be really bad for someone who still has aspirations for the big job. I'm not judging his integrity, just saying it is also an astute political move. If Carney is as good as his word about expediting a bye election, it won't be long before he is back in the house.

We have seen a side of PP since the election was lost that we hadn't seen before. If he had shown it before, perhaps the conservatives wouldn't have lost. If he keeps it up, I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually does become PM.

[Moonbox]

39 minutes ago, Aristides said:

I'm not judging his integrity, just saying it is also an astute political move.

Astute is a bit of a stretch, I think.  Taking this payment would have made (even more) a laughingstock and hypocrite out of him.  

This is like praising your child for not scoring on his own net again.  

Edited 4 hours ago by Moonbox

[WestCanMan]

1 hour ago, Aristides said:

I don't know that and neither do you. The optics would be really bad for someone who still has aspirations for the big job. I'm not judging his integrity, just saying it is also an astute political move. If Carney is as good as his word about expediting a bye election, it won't be long before he is back in the house.

We have seen a side of PP since the election was lost that we hadn't seen before. If he had shown it before, perhaps the conservatives wouldn't have lost. If he keeps it up, I wouldn't be surprised if he eventually does become PM.

You know that about Singh for sure, because he extended our failed Trudeau gov't just to get pensions for him MP's. 

You know that about Trudeau for sure because he funnelled gov't money to WE as if it was their birthright. He even took money from WE to speak at charity events after he was an MP. 

E. May is a grimy loser who needs vodka money. She'd personally go out and shake down homeless people for their unpaid taxes to get her $184k. Leftists are trash. 

[WestCanMan]

12 hours ago, eyeball said:

A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.

I see that in your signature there...

Where is gov't oversight supposed to come from, pray tell? The media is supposed to play a big role in that, but our media in Canada is openly supporting one party and has been for decades now. You fully support the lack of media in this country. What type of oversight are you hoping for? 

The media tells Canadians that scandals and ethics breaches don't matter, and you support that, so what would be the point of "oversight" if the media can just ignore it or convince Canadians to look away? 

Our old ethic commissioner got PTSD, and the RCMP weren't allowed to question anyone about Trudeau's scandals, and you were happy about that, so again, why even pretend that you actually want oversight?  

Do you think that there should be more oversight on the opposition? Is that it? 

I think that if you were being honest, you'd say that you want the opposition under heavy scrutiny, and mostly muzzled. 

[Gaétan]

Do you think a rich person would lower themselves to pick up 5 cents? He is there for the glory and to be talked about on television.

[WestCanMan]

4 minutes ago, Gaétan said:

Do you think a rich person would lower themselves to pick up 5 cents? He is there for the glory and to be talked about on television.

^^That^^ right there just came from a guy who thinks that the leader of Hamas is a swell guy with good intentions. 

I think we're done here. 

[Barquentine]

17 hours ago, CdnFox said:

I rather doubt you'd see a liberal doing that

Your extreme bias constantly clouds your judgment.

[myata]

4 hours ago, Aristides said:

just saying it is also an astute political move.

Keeping the objective numbers in mind I can't quite agree and neither should anyone who can count. 1.2 to 1.5 million $ for unnecessary election spent versus ~ 10% "saved"? Ohoh. It surely works out of someone's pocket just not his.

[Moonbox]

2 minutes ago, myata said:

Keeping the objective numbers in mind I can't quite agree and neither should anyone who can count. 1.2 to 1.5 million $ for unnecessary election spent versus ~ 10% "saved"? Ohoh. It surely works out of someone's pocket just not his.

I don't know why you would say the election was unnecessary.  Trudeau didn't have a mandate anymore.  Carney wasn't elected, until he was.    

[herbie]

He must get re-elected. He has zero employment experience in the real world.