Time for MPs to take a pay cut

As we struggle to contain COVID-19, virtually everyone is paying the price while the economy faces an unprecedented storm. Many members of Parliament are sharing in that sacrifice by donating their automatic pay raise to charity. The rest need to not only follow that example, but go one step further by taking a pay cut. Nearly six million Canadians have already applied for either employment insurance or the temporary income replacement. The Trudeau government — with the consent of all the opposition parties — has already passed legislation authorizing more than $180 billion to help families and businesses cope during this unprecedented emergency.