Should Canada Pay the Pensions of Bloc MPs if Quebec Leaves?
I’m having a discussion with two intelligent posters about whether or not Canada should pay the pensions of Bloc MPs if Quebec separates in another thread. As a background, the government of Canada pays what can only be described as a ridiculously generous pension to MPs who have been in Parliament for at least 6 years. For every $1 that an MP contributes to the plan, Canadian taxpayers contribute, I believe, $6 to the MPs pension plan. The plan benefit rises for every year the MP is in Parliament. So, for example, if an MP has been in Parliament for 10 years, they get something like $40,000 a year (I cannot remember the exact figure, but it is high) for the rest of his or her life. So if you’re elected as a 30 year old, and get turfed when you’re 40, you’ll get 40 grand a year until you die. As you may be aware, there are several young Bloc candidates this election so many of them would continue to live off the avails of the Canadian taxpayer for decades after separation. I view this
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