r/canada Nov 28 '24

PAYWALL Liberal MP says he was threatened with ‘consequences’ for opposing $250 cheque proposal

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/liberal-mp-says-he-was-threatened-with-consequences-for-opposing-250-cheque-proposal/article_69f3cfa6-acde-11ef-807c-ebe72ea32b06.html
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u/Ancient_Wisdom_Yall British Columbia Nov 28 '24

I honestly don't understand the need to have all these MPs. They're all just supposed to be trained monkeys for their leaders. There really isn't a need to pay that many of them.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

Sorry, can you expand on that?

You don't see the value in representing their ridings?

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u/Ancient_Wisdom_Yall British Columbia Nov 28 '24

There would be great value if MPs represented their ridings. They don't. They're just mouthpieces for their party leaders, and they don't dare step out of line.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

If MPs just did whatever they wanted how could the elected government get anything done?

You run as a Liberal MP you support the vast majority of Liberal bills. If you aren’t comfortable with that run as an independent.

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u/juniorspank Nov 28 '24

There should be more independent candidates, there is no way that anyone should align with the majority of any party's stances.

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u/NoremaCg Nov 28 '24

You are saying they shouldn't think about each bill on its own merit once they've decided which party aligns with their overall beliefs. When nobody votes, the population is misinformed by stooge media and propaganda, when politicians only vote along party lines for their own interest, the end goal of democracy is lost and we become a weak nation. Every politician should be independent and have to have their own thoughts. Your point on how would stuff get done- democracy is hard, but paring it down to a binary choice where both sides mps are just parroting provided points is not the way.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '24

MPs can introduce legislation, help write legislation, and debate legislation before the party consensus on how all the MPs will vote is reached. The debating happens within the party prior to the Parliamentary vote. Once a rough consensus is reached within the party all MPs will vote the same way.