Class of 06′ Qualifies for Pensions Today

Today, 39 MPs will join an excusive club of Canadians eligible for the best pension plan on the planet. These 39 MPs were first elected on January 23, 2006, meaning that as of today, they are vested and eligible to withdraw.

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January 23, 2012  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  2 Comments

CTF Calculates Retiring MP Pensions

When an MP retires (voluntarily or not), the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is quick to pull out it’s trusty political pension calculator and do the numbers. With the Government set to fall later this afternoon setting the stage for a writ-drop tomorrow, here are the CTF’s estimated pension calculations for those MPs who have announced their [...]

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March 25, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Blog Content  2 Comments

Prentice to Rake in $43,000 Annual Pension

In what is becoming a daily tradition, the CTF has calculated the pension of the latest retiring politician. The Honorable Jim Prentice will receive an annual pension of approximately $43,142 for his nearly 7 years of service for which he is almost eligible to begin collecting. Indexed to increase annually, this [...]

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