Four Out of Five Canadians Against Upcoming MP Pay Raise: Poll

A Canadian dollar coin, commonly known as the "Loonie", is pictured in this illustration picture taken in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 23, 2015. Mark Blinch/Reuters

On April 1, Canadian MPs and the prime minister will get a raise, and a new poll shows 80 percent of Canadians are opposed to it.

A backbench MP now receives an annual salary of $189,500, according to the Leger poll commissioned by the Canadian Taxpayer Federation (CTF). Such an MP is due to receive a raise of $5,100 annually, the fourth raise since the onset of the pandemic. The three previous MP raises totalled $10,600.