Defeat for a federal politician means losing a job, social standing and structured daily life. Cellphones get cut off, the paycheques stop, logins won't work and everyone wants them moved out fast. They have two or more offices to shut down, mountains of paperwork to navigate and piles of case files that either need to be archived or shredded.
"You are like a locomotive that goes full blast and then, suddenly and against your will, you have to close your office, your staff lose their job," said Helene LeBlanc, a former NDP MP who lost her seat in Quebec in 2015. Joe Jordan, who served as Liberal MP in the Ontario riding of Leeds--Grenville, said he felt prepared when his loss came in 2004. Some, though, never get over it.
Fuhr, a pilot, said the initial shock of the loss has since morphed into sadness. He said he's not sure where he'll land, but for now he has three offices to shut down. After Dobbie was defeated in 1993, she was clearing out her office in Ottawa when former Liberal cabinet minister Judy Erola invited her to lunch. For some, Erola told her, "It can take up to 10 years before you are 'rehabilitated' in the eyes of the community."
Crybabies! Welcome to the real world. All the consequences of losing a seat are essentially the same as being fired by an employer. BlackburnEssex
Should have not backed Raybould, then you may of kept your job.
Boo hoo
Winter is coming soon. Buy a shovel
Like getting a REAL job?
The shock of having to get a real job where you actually have to do something can be terrifying.
That shitty thing to find a new, actual, job. Bummer.
We forget the human component of the positions. Very informative article and sounds like a very worthwhile organization. Out of curiosity, what portion of departing MP’s purchase their seat?
I can imagine. I couldn’t do it. Too much uncertainty.
It’s what they signed up for when they got into politics......
It's a part of political life. They figure it out.
Undermining citizens' demands 2vote on PM,Premiers, lifer Senate, etc. is evidence of entrenched, footsoldiered government fascism - generational dependence on government funds. This becomes more evidenced as a possessed country or unification of them attempts 2export it. NWOPR
Do elected officials realize this is what we all deal with? And many of us don’t have great pensions to soften the blow. BTW: the reporter who equated being ousted from an ELECTED position to PTSD needs to talk to some veterans or first responders.
Time to get a real job now
REALITY CHECK: The people of Canada Voted you in and Voted you out.. You also will get paid a pension of $1-hundred thousand dollars a year.
Ya! Let's do like the left-wing Democrats and Barack Obama started, 'The Resist Movement'! You know what I'm talking about Canadian Media, you had NO Problem with him doing. So you should applaud the idea!
Welcome to our world.
Yup they have been at the trough and now they don’t know how to deal with the real world. I’m sure some tool will recommend they all get at least 2 years severance pay to help them through this tough time.
The comparison of losing an election to PTSD.... my God. How tonedeaf can you be?
Oh no, poor them. Earning a ton of money for doing NOTHING, then they enter the real world.
Boo. Hoo. Welcome to the real world.
Deal With It.. nothing is guaranteed. You’re elected and let go by the people who VOTE. Anyone else that looses their JOB doesn’t get $100,000 pension.
The whole country loses with JT as PM but unfortunately all the feminists and BETAAA MALESS voted for him
This is the craziest shot I’ve ever read. The majority of the real world deals with this on a regular basis. And we don’t have a 6 figure income, prepaid cell phones and offices, free dinners, all paid by tax payers. When we get laid off or fired, it’s much harder and no pension.
Its a tough life not being on the government tit
'Now, a group of ex-parliamentarians wants to help those former MPs figure out where to sit next.' Oh, how about at a job?
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