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By Miranda Gathercole and Jennifer Lang “This is my first time and it’s an amazing feeling,” said Aldag. Voters in the newly formed The new MP said he is most riding of Cloverdale-Langley excited to meet with constitCity decided to go with the uents and talk about their national flow on Monday priorities. night, electing Liberal John “I’ve been doing it for Aldag to be their representaalmost two years now, and I tive in Ottawa. have a sense of what the issues At a celebration at a Cloverare, but this now actually dale hotel, about 50 supportmeans we can start framing ers sang ‘Na Na, Goodbye,’ as what our priorities are,” he Aldag was declared victorious, said. ahead of second place finisher, “I’m looking forward to acConservative Dean Drysdale. tually hearing from our leader Speaking shortly afterward, about timelines, so we can Aldag said he is “excited, John Aldag with supporters start implementing our investhonoured and humbled” to be in Cloverdale Monday. ments and infrastructure. elected in the new riding. “This is going to be about “All of those things that getting a better plan going.” come to mind when somebody is selected See WATTS / Page 6 by people through a vote.
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That’s more than a decade, meaning he’s served past the minimum six years to qualify for what the Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls a lucrative “fat-cat” MP pension. According to the CTF, he’ll receive $83,700 in immediate severance. His annual pension – which starts in 2024 – will be $55,643. That works out to a lifetime See HIEBERT / Page 7
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Oh, what a beautiful morning. Reporter reader Marlene Delcourt sent in this shot of dawn breaking over Cloverdale, as witnessed from a scenic spot along 184 Street earlier this month. We think it’s the perfect image to soothe frazzled voters after the longest federal election campaign since 1872.
By Jennifer Lang Conservative MP Russ Hiebert’s career in federal politics may be at an end, but he’s looking at a comfortable retirement thanks to his severance package. The four-time South Surrey-White Rock-Cloverdale MP – who announced over a year ago he wasn’t running again – has represented the now-redrawn riding since 2004.