I thought the idea behind high salaries was to attract the best talent. Turns out that it just floods the applicant pool with grifters and it's almost impossible to sort them out.

Also, did anyone notice that the "fixed" election date has been quietly put off for a week? I don't suppose that this has anything to do with the fact that the previous date would have left a bunch of MPs a week short of their 6-year pension eligibility? (Just a little tidbit dropped in the latest Sandy and Nora podcast.)

I'm sure parliamentary Milhouse will be the first to denounce this raise? Phase the raise or whatever dumb phrasing they come up with.

These salaries are so out of touch with our current reality.

I've always thought MPs salaries should be indexed to the median income in their riding, or maybe their province. Maybe the country. I dunno.

Like 2x median or something.

Yeah. It's gameable, but I feel like any weird-ass push to increase MP salaries would have the happy side-effect of giving poor people money.

Maybe average would be a better incentive? I dunno. I don't want an Irving moving in to the riding to double the MP's pay.

"Earn"

wtf? If you read to the bottom of the article it seems like we’re right in line with everyone else, other than the UK ($144K). They list other countries making $186K - $203K (us) and then there’s the US making $236K. This seems fine to me.

Should be law that they get paid minimum wage - whatever the average is between all the provinces.

$203K, that sounds reasonable to me if not a bit low for one of the most important jobs in the country.

April 1 ..... someone is playing a joke on someone here

Hard work means high salary right!? /s

They are just hoping to afford a modest house if three of them can pitch in together