Poll: Overwhelming majority of Canadians oppose MP pay raise
New polling shows that as the cost-of-living crisis continues under the Liberals, the vast majority of Canadians oppose a pay raise for members of Parliament.
A new Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) reveals that 79% of Canadians are against the upcoming salary increase for members of Parliament set for April 1. Among those with a firm opinion, opposition climbs to 86%.
“The poll results are crystal clear: the vast majority of Canadians don’t think MPs deserve a raise,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “It seems like the only people who strongly support an MP pay raise are the politicians themselves.”
MPs receive an annual pay raise based on the average increase in union contracts at large corporations. Currently, a backbench MP earns $203,100, while ministers take home $299,900, and the prime minister receives $406,200.
According to CTF estimates, this year’s increase will add an extra $6,700 to MPs’ salaries, $9,800 for ministers, and $13,400 for the prime minister, bringing their new salaries to $209,800, $309,700, and $419,600, respectively.
“After a pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and now a painful tariff war, there’s no way MPs should be taking more money from their constituents,” Terrazzano said.
The federal government previously froze MP pay raises from 2010 to 2013. The CTF is calling on MPs to do the same again.
Sheila Gunn Reid
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Sheila Gunn Reid is the Alberta Bureau Chief for Rebel News and host of the weekly The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. She's a mother of three, conservative activist, and the author of best-selling books including Stop Notley.
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Bernhard Jatzezck commented 2025-03-11 20:25:26 -0400It won’t make any difference. Since when has Ottawa paid attention to what the citizens want if it doesn’t align with its objectives?
