OTTAWA—New Democrat Kennedy Stewart has continued to collect his MP’s salary while campaigning for mayor of Vancouver. Kennedy Stewart has represented the British Columbia riding of Burnaby South since 2011 and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh intends to run in his riding once the seat is vacant. He insists he’s been working as an MP but his Twitter handle reads “Candidate for Mayor of Vancouver” and his website links to his campaign site. 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. Last year, former Conservative MP Dianne Watts announced that she would step down as an MP to run for leader of the B.C.

Source: thestar September 09, 2018 18:22 UTC