First up, Z was straight up, no question. He almost lost the last election because of it. I think the reason he got flack was because he was trying to become a federal MP, which if became the candidate, and ultimately won the election (Liberals lost locally), then he would be resigning about 1 year into his 4 year mandate. Cluett is trying to become the candidate for the PC's locally as an MPP, which has the same election cycle as municipal elections. So while for a period of time, he'll be doing double duty, I think the thought is you don't need to resign and can prevent the need for a by-election mid-term (by-elections are just annoying.. who wants to pay for another election when we just voted in that guy).
So that is just the history lesson and why some people may be less annoyed. That said, do you want your elected officials to enter politics as unemployed bums? Or do you want us to pay not only MP/MPPs but also failed candidates of parties to run? (there are subsidies to the parties)
It reminds me of people that are upset when people go looking for work but don't tell their bosses/work that they are looking. In the best of scenarios, its good of people to be straight up with their boss, but at the same time, if it doesn't work out, then it could be catastrophically bad for them. Most people look for work while they already have a job.. thats just the way it is.
miltonbeny wrote:
I noticed a local councilor is trying to get on the ballot for the upcoming provincial election for the PC’s. Does anyone else think someone who is collecting a 100k salary from local tax payers should be spending his time applying for another job.
Zee caught some flack when he announced he was going to run for the Liberal nomination; if I remember correctly he was honest and upfront about it prior to the local municipal election… it just doesn’t seem right to me, the average person can’t openly apply for jobs and take time to interview for a new job while on company time.
Why not make it clear when he was running for local office back in 2014? This is clearly something that has been planned for many years…
So much for fairness for Milton.