Tory MP Concerned Proposed Elections Act Revision a Pension Grab by Liberals, NDP

A Tory MP is questioning an Elections Act revision proposed this week by the Liberal government that would allow dozens of MPs to qualify for pensions, even if they lose the next election. It’s a move that Conservative MP Damien Kurek questioned as a potential conflict of interest during a March 22 Ethics Committee meeting. “The Liberals tabled an amendment to the Canada Elections Act. And in that, on page two, there was a very interesting change to the election date,” Mr. Kurek said. Proposed amendments to the Act, introduced on March 20, would change the date of the next federal election to Oct. 27, 2025. While Section 1 of the Act stipulates that a general election must be held on the third Monday of October, the Liberals acknowledged that many communities will be celebrating the holiday of Diwali at that time....