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EDITORIAL: Forget MPs’ pensions; let’s have a vote now

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Liberals and New Democrats want to push back the fixed date for the next election from Oct. 20, 2025 to Oct. 27, 2025 .

Critics slam the two parties for feathering their pension nests ahead of what polls predict will be a massive forced retirement for many of their MPs.

Postmedia columnist Lorne Gunter has reported the pension grab will cost taxpayers $4.7 million .

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