Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has turned down severance pay that is available to members of Parliament who lose their seats.
Poilievre lost his Carleton riding in Ontario in the recent federal election, which he had held for 20 years. He is now planning to run for the Alberta seat of Battle River-Crowfoot, after Conservative MP Damien Kurek offered to step down so Poilievre could run in a byelection in the riding.
Poilievre’s MP salary was $209,800, according to parliamentary data. He is also entitled to $99,900 as leader of the Official Opposition.
House rules mean Poilievre is entitled to 50 percent of his MP salary, which would be around $150,000….