Should MP Pensions be tied to balanced budgets?

Should a new law be passed by the Federal Government that delays MP pension eligibility by a year for every year the Federal Government is running a deficit? If they miss a year because there is a federal deficit, then rather than taking six years to be eligible for a pension, it would take seven.
Published on July 11, 2024

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Should a new law be passed by the Federal Government that delays MP pension eligibility by a year for every year the Federal Government is running a deficit? If they miss a year because there is a federal deficit, then rather than taking six years to be eligible for a pension, it would take seven. If they missed two years due to two years of deficits, it would take eight years, etc.

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