Two thirds of Canadians want Members of Parliament to cut their own salaries: Taxpayers Federation
• Recent opinion survey shows 66 per cent of Canadians say MPs should reduce their own pay • Latest projections show a $252 billion deficit meaning future reductions in government spending are inevitable
OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on members of Parliament to cut their salaries to show leadership and solidarity with all Canadians during the COVID-19 health crisis. Two thirds of Canadians in a CTF survey of the Angus Reid Forum agreed that MPs need to take pay cuts.
“Millions of Canadians have lost their jobs or taken pay cuts,” said CTF Federal Director Aaron Wudrick. “Our federal members of Parliament need to show leadership by cutting their salaries.”