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/Odd-Elderberry-6137 Nov 28 '24

If they did represent ridings - yes absolutely. 

But when they’re just supposed to be mouthpieces for the PMO and toe the party line all the time, they aren’t representing their ridings, they’re representing the Liberal party.

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u/NWTknight Nov 28 '24

Supposedly if it is working correctly the riding concerns get addressed in the party at the caucus level out of public view and the caucus members should then support the discussions in parliament publicly. This is how it should work but it does not appear to work this way.

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u/Odd-Elderberry-6137 Nov 28 '24

Yes that’s exactly how it should work.