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[-] SamuelRJankis@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

109 second video from 2012. This is going to be a rather long summary for a short video,

Video starts off by saying the one thing political pundits agree on is slashing the MP's pensions
Pierre qualified for a full pension at 31 because he got elected straight out of school
How he's done nothing but is a expert in everything
We'd avoid people like this in real life but the House of Commons is crawling with them

He wants better MP's
Taking off to Ottawa for 6 to 7 years is bad for the career and family
Are we going to attract better MP by making the job less desirable
End with "say when it comes to MPs instead of all of us piling on and lowering the bar let's aim high for a change"

[-] SamuelRJankis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I think twelve years later it pretty agreeable that compensation alone is not what stopping Canadians from having decent MP's and in itself there's a lot of sitting MP's that's probably not even worth minimum wage.

Fun chart I made: