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Kamp’s pension $55K a year New rules not an issue for MP stepping down soon By Neil Corbett ncorbett@mapleridgenews.com
Randy Kamp will receive $55,000 per year for his MP’s pension immediately after he retires from federal politics after the Oct. 19 election, under a pension scheme the Canadian Taxpayer’s Federation describes as “Ridiculously out of whack.” But Kamp points out that the Conservative government has changed the rules. Although C onser vatives are being criticized in the media for leaving politics before the new rules kick in, Kamp says the pension Kamp changes are not motivating MPs to leave federal politics. Attorney General Peter MacKay has bore the brunt of the criticism – he will have a pension of approximately $129,000 when he retires. The 49-year-old will be eligible to collect it in full at age 55, but if he sticks around for another term he would have to wait until 65 to collect his full pension, under the new rules. The new plan will also see MPs make a larger contribution to their pensions. Retirement age is a non-issue for Kamp, who turns 62 in August, and in any case would be eligible for his full pension at the end of another term if he chose to run. See KAMP, 10
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While Maple Ridge deals with homeless camp on Cliff Avenue, tents popped up in the trees near Eric Langton elementary Monday. They’ve since been removed.
Notices given on Cliff camp By P h i l M e l nychuk pmelnychuk@mapleridgenews.com
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his week, Maple Ridge starts its plans to dismantle the Cliff Avenue homeless camp as four new outreach workers get on scene, but people shouldn’t expect overnight successes. It’s a complicated issue, says Coun. Bob Masse, one of the three councillors
on the mayor’s task force on homelessness, now called the Maple Ridge Resilience Initiative. “It’s not that predictable. It’s not that simple. You take an action that the experts tell us is going to work and you see what the result is.” Then you modify whatever is necessary, in a trial-anderror process.
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Little had changed Tuesday at Cliff Avenue camp.
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