New Democrat Kennedy Stewart has continued to collect his MP's salary while campaigning for mayor of Vancouver. Campaigning 'before work hours'When asked about collecting his MP's pay cheque while campaigning for mayor, Stewart said: "Well, most of my street campaigning has been before work hours." At a number of events he attends as an MP during his "normal line of work," Stewart said he's also able raise the fact that he's a mayoral candidate. He added that the project will still be part of the discussion during the mayoralty campaign. Stewart said winding down his MP duties has also included dealing with "about 1,000" cases that he's trying to close before Sept. 14.

Source: CBC News September 09, 2018 19:41 UTC