Nearly eight in 10 Canadians oppose MP salary increases, according to a Leger poll conducted on behalf of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF).
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Poll results, released Monday, indicate that 79% of Canadians oppose MPs receiving a third pay hike since the pandemic began on May 1.er next April.
“Politicians should not be getting raises while the citizens they represent are living through the financial consequences of the pandemic,” said FCC Federal Director Franco Terrazzano.
“It shouldn’t be that complicated for MPs to do the right thing and stop taking pay rises in the midst of a pandemic,” he said in a statement.
The FCC reminds that federal deputies receive a salary increase every 1er April “based on the average increase in year one of the collective agreements of private sector companies with more than 500 employees”.
Based on private sector collective bargaining data published by the Government of Canada, the FCC estimates that after this year’s wage increase, a backbench MP and the Prime Minister will earn $10,802 and $21,604 a year more than they earned before the pandemic began.
The survey was conducted with 1,537 people, between February 11 and 13, 2022.
The estimated increase according to the positions
Senator
- Pre-pandemic salary (March 31, 2020): $153,900
- Estimated salary at 1er April 2022: $164,702
- Estimated pandemic increase: $10,802
backbencher
- Pre-pandemic salary (March 31, 2020): $178,900
- Estimated salary at 1er April 2022: $189,702
- Estimated pandemic increase: $10,802
Minister
- Pre-pandemic salary (March 31, 2020): $264,400
- Estimated salary as of April 1, 2022: $280,265
- Estimated pandemic increase: $15,865
Prime Minister
- Pre-pandemic salary (March 31, 2020): $357,800
- Estimated salary at 1er April 2022: $379,404
- Estimated pandemic increase: $21,604