Legault to remain MNA till election
Unusually, François Legault plans to remain in his seat as an MNA till the election, although he’s not going to run again.
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Nicholas 10:12 on 2026-03-20 Permalink
Wouldn’t you? There’s no session over the summer and the fall session wouldn’t start until after the election starts, so he only needs to sit for two months and do constituency work for another six months to get half a year’s pay. Plus he doesn’t even have to sit, he can just stay home. They don’t have to call a by-election this close to the general and it would be mostly useless to do so. Plus there’s a good chance of a snap spring election if the polls look good for the new leader. And maybe he really just wants to vote on his constitution or taking more rights away.
The main reasons to leave are to not take the spotlight or to get some cushy job, but he can probably get that job soon enough.
H. John 11:39 on 2026-03-20 Permalink
French media has stressed it’s likely about the transition payment.
Besides his regular pay, he only qualifies for the added transition payment if he sits until the end of his mandate. In his case, that’s an extra $300,000.
As Le Devoir writes:
“En quittant à la fin de son mandat, M. Legault peut toucher l’allocation de transition prévue dans les règlements de l’Assemblée nationale.”
And Le Soleil:
“Étant donné que Legault a consacré plus de 20 ans au service public, il atteint le maximum de douze fois le salaire mensuel. Il aurait droit à une année de salaire.
Selon les données au 1er avril 2025, le premier ministre à une indemnité totale de 290 331 $.
«Notons qu’un député qui démissionne en cours de mandat n’a pas droit à l’allocation de transition, à l’exception des situations où la démission est justifiée par des raisons familiales sérieuses ou par un problème de santé important affectant sa personne ou un membre de sa famille immédiate», fait savoir la porte-parole de l’Assemblée nationale, Béatrice Zacharie.”
Kate 12:44 on 2026-03-20 Permalink
Why does François need more money if he can get an apartment in Montreal for $500 a month?
Thanks for the cites, H. John.