„Ich bin nicht für meine Rente in die Politik gekommen“, sagt der konservative Abgeordnete, der zurückgetreten ist, damit Poilievre um einen Sitzplatz kandidieren kann
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/i-didnt-get-into-politics-for-my-pension-says-conservative-mp-who-stepped-down-so-poilievre-can-run-for-a-seat/
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>“Kurek was just four months shy of hitting six years of service as an elected member of Parliament, the eligibility threshold for a pension.
>“I didn’t get into politics for my pension,” Kurek told CTV Power Play Vassy Kapelos in an interview Wednesday, when asked whether the party has offered to compensate him for the financial loss he’s incurring by stepping down.
>“I got into politics to serve the communities I grew up in, played sports in as a kid, and have continued to, prior to running for office, volunteered in, as somebody passionate about politics,” Kurek said. “So, this was a practical way that I could give back to the region that I love and care about so much, and look forward to being able to see Pierre (Poilievre) be that passionate representative of this region in Parliament.”
>Before getting into politics, Kurek worked as a farmer. He was first elected to the rural Alberta riding of Battle River–Crowfoot in 2019. He won the 2025 election with nearly 83 per cent of the vote.”
Forgive me if I’m wrong, but can’t the Tories just appoint him to some random parliamentary staff position for the 6 months and he’ll get vested? Can only speak to the New York pension system personally, but ex-state legislators down here get appointed governmental gigs to get vested and/or juice up their pensions all the time
And in any event, he’s young they’re just going to run him in a safe seat in the next general election anyways, so it’s all a moot point in the long run
Looks like the CPC is trying to argue how they dont care about pension unlike a certain someone who they alleged was in it for the pension.
Let’s just simplify and translate this:
„I’m not worried about a pension. I’ve been promised ridiculous rewards in the private sector where I will be paid better and likely more to do as little as I would do in Parliament because I’m stepping down for PP to take my seat. I love when my back gets scratched!“
There, I fixed it.