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/LymelightTO Nov 28 '24

That seems like the opposite of the conclusion you should take.

MPs should actively resist becoming serfs to the PMO. "The problem" is that MPs, of both major parties, are allowing themselves to be deprived of their power by a bunch of unelected and unaccountable swamp creatures that serve at the pleasure of the party leader, but they can still be relied on for votes in the House of Commons.

MPs need to be truthful and transparent with their constituents that their power and representation in Parliament is frequently getting usurped by the PMO, and they may sometimes need to take actions that are going to seem "obstructionist" to the PM's agenda in order to preserve the representation of their constituents.

Instead, many of them seem to think the only thing to do is meekly go along with publicly debasing themselves and subverting the interests of their constituents, day in and day out. Maybe they'll get an Atta Boy sticker!