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Smell ya’ later” says the PM. Montreal-area MP and climate activist
Steven Guilbeault says he will resign his seat in the House of Commons later this summer, according to a statement posted to social media.
Does he have his 6yrs in to get his pension indexed to inflation for life yet? Guilbeault said he will remain a member of the Liberal caucus until he resigns.
Steven Guilbeault’s political future within the Liberal Party of Canada has been in doubt ever since he quit Mark Carney’s cabinet over a pipeline deal with Alberta.
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Under Canadian rules, MPs must contribute to the pension plan for a minimum of six years and reach 55 years of age to claim their pension. Having been first elected on October 21, 2019, he met the six-year service requirement on October 21, 2025 and reached the age threshold of 55 in June 2025.
“After
almost seven years as a Member of Parliament and Minister, I have come to the conclusion that it is time for me to pursue my fight for environmental protection and the fight against climate change in a different way,” he said in his statement, thanking the residents of his riding Laurier-Sainte-Marie for electing him to Parliament.
Guilbeault’s political future within the Liberal Party of Canada has been in doubt ever since he quit Carney’s cabinet over the deal with Alberta that “could” see a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast.
