There’s no one in Parliament who does any work that can be called, physically demanding. So, why is liberal MP Nicola Di Lorio not showing up at work each day? It can be said that I’m doing more work that is demanding. My job requires skill and pays a good income but I also work for it. Here’s how it rolls. Di Lorio was set to resign his seat Jan. 22-28. This, because he hasn’t been there all that much. But instead of resigning, he made a statement, criticizing Nathan Cullen and the NDP, because they wanted an investigation into his absenteeism and delayed resignation. It was raised back in November, as well as December. They were arguing that the people in his riding were not being represented. I agree with that.

Di Lorio counters, that he hadn’t broken any rules, he argues that the NDP are only raising this up because they are trying to tarnish his reputation. I wonder what he thinks is worse, his tarnished reputation, or his absenteeism. He says he made a $100,000 donation to an impaired driving charity. Maybe it was MADD or Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), Teens Against Drunk Driving (TADD). That might be a good gesture, But just like Robin Hood, it is still a sin to steal from someone.

This does not justify Nicola’s actions.

And by the way, which does he think is worse, his reputation being tarnished or his absenteeism? He’s treating it that one is worse than the other. Also, the rules surrounding these things are pretty loose, and from what I can gather, he’s been them to his own advantage. He actually used them to do work outside the House to work as a lawyer. He said PMJT approved his work. Early in the morning on January 29/19 he informed the Speaker of the House that he was Resigning. After, he went into the House Chamber to make a personal statement on his absenteeism but never actually said anything about his resignation. Instead, he lambasted Nathan Cullen and the NDP for making this an issue, but during this time, he’s got everyone confused about whether he’ll resign or not. His thought may be, “What have I got to lose.” I think that’s disgusting. He’s only thinking of himself.

He’s not even thinking about his liberal colleagues.

His riding is Saint Leonard-Saint Michel, in Montreal, Quebec. I’ve only one thing to say to Mr. Di Lorio, goodbye and good riddance.

The details:

Absentee Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio officially resigns