Who gets a pension if the next federal election is after October 20th?

Here's a list ⬇️

Let's dig into it a bit. Long 🧵.

Please give it a r/t & let's get it out there. A few things about the list before we start.

First, I have tried to be thorough, but if there is an error, please comment & I will r/t it. I want to ensure accuracy.

The names scratched out are no longer MPs and they didn't qualify for a pension.

Names with * are not running again & have voted to bring down the government, thereby forgoing the gold plated pension

Conservatives @GeraldSorokaMP & @GaryAVidal are the only brave two to do this.

** means they were elected previously & already qualified for a pension.

One NDP, one Bloc, & 3 Tories fall under this category.

I remember about a year ago Liberal Twitter was all ablaze because some AFN delegates turn their back on Poilievre.

Now they're heckling Trudeau.

The one obvious difference is that one has had ten years to do something, whereas the other isn't PM yet.

The reality though is 🧵

https://twitter.com/harry__faulkner/status/1864718372912378015

There are 600+ reserves in this country. With each Chief plus whomever else, the National AFN conference is a big one.

Some Chiefs are hugely pro-Conservative (usually from the more successful reserves), some are far-left NDP, but I would estimate most are (unenthusiastically) Liberals.

4 of 5 "Independent" Senators have strong Liberal connections. One was a Liberal MP. Let's stop the charade. 🧵

https://twitter.com/canadianpm/status/1719358675855212544

Roger Cuzner, former Liberal MP.