MP Salaries, Federal Carbon Tax Increase April 1 Despite COVID-19 Crisis

MP Salaries, Federal Carbon Tax Increase April 1 Despite COVID-19 Crisis
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to address Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer are among the MPs who are promising to donate an automatic increase in their salaries to charity, as the COVID−19 pandemic ravages the economy and puts thousands of Canadians out of work.

The raise goes into effect today, as does the latest increase in the federal carbon tax.