Conservative MP Mike Dawson said he is rejecting a 4.2 percent pay raise MPs are set to receive in April, citing the high cost of living that “everyday Canadians are struggling” with.
“At a time when everyday Canadians are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living, I cannot in good conscience accept the pay increase of nearly $10,000 which every Member of Parliament is set to receive,” Dawson, who represents the Miramichi—Grand Lake riding in New Brunswick, wrote on Feb. 10.
