Duceppe about to say 'au revoir'

My friend J.D. Bellavance tells readers of La Presse this morning that Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is getting ready to depart the federal stage.

Bellavance wryly notes that, after spending 17 years in the House of Commons working for the breakup of Canada, Duceppe will be eligible to collect a pension from Canada's taxpayers of about $150,000   $115,000 a year:

Le chef du Bloc québécois, Gilles Duceppe, prépare son retrait de la politique. M. Duceppe a confié à certains proches collaborateurs qu’il dirigera les troupes bloquistes pour la dernière fois aux prochaines élections fédérales.

Élu pour la première fois à la Chambre des communes en 1990 à la faveur d’une élection partielle dans Laurier–Sainte-Marie, M. Duceppe a aussi confirmé son intention de quitter la barre du Bloc québécois après les prochaines élections fédérales à la chef du PQ, Pauline Marois, son alliée souverainiste à Québec, a appris La Presse. [Read the rest of the story]

2 thoughts on “Duceppe about to say 'au revoir'”

  1. Uh, David, that was a pension of $115,000, according to LaPresse. He now receives a salary of $150,000 plus a $50,000 bonus as party leader.
    Not that this really undermines your point, but still…

  2. Thanks Walrus — and others — who alerted my to my typo, now corrected. I'm blaming that one on the combination of an early hour and not enough coffee …

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