Born on 13 December 1955 Patrick Martin was an outspoken and intelligent person since his childhood. His cheeky comments and jokes made him very famous in his friend circles. He did his high schooling from Argyle High school and graduated in 1974. After graduation, he started working as a journeyman carpenter. A journeyman career is a person who does carpeting as a part-time job while completing apprenticeship, when the course is completed the person is then given the job of a professional carpenter. He later got a job at the forest department and with lots of hard work he was able to join the Manitoba Carpenters Union as their business manager for almost 10 years. He also held the chair for the vice president at Manitoba Federation of Labour for a year.
After leaving the job at Manitoba Carpenters Union he ran for a position in the House of Commons. He won three times, in 1997, 2000 and in 2004 federal elections. Martin has been against the Monarchy of Canada since he came to the office citing reasons such as the marriage of the Dutch of Cornwell and Prine of Wales. He is an outspoken politician and is often surrounded by controversies given his nature. He once said that he would sue anyone that says that claimed they lived on the Salt Spring Island. He has been also surrounded by a controversy with the religious sections of the society when he said that the organization Youth for Christ was just an organization for luring kids into the mindset of Christianity and needed to be stopped.
He has also been criticized for using vulgar language on twitter which he never apologized for as he believes it is the right of every person to behave how they want on their twitter accounts. He has also been criticized for his underwear comment in the house of commons when he stood up although it is against the protocol and everyone is required to be seated. He said that his light underwear made him stand and it wasn't his fault. He didn't even apologize for this comment and said that the story was made up and false.
He has also been caught calling people names and abusing them. Once he had a public spat with a lawyer whom he said some mean things although he later apologized for it. He is often regarded as among the most entertaining politicians around the world. His followers like him for being honest and for showing his true nature everywhere. Some even suggest that his outspoken nature is what makes him likable. He has been compared with Donald Trump for this matter as he is also very outspoken and says some of the most outrageous things in social media. Although Martin doesn't support Donald Trump he thinks he is a good person for speaking his mind out. His biography can be read on Wikipedia. His net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.
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| Net Worth 2021: | 4 million |
