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One thing that hasn’t been cancelled during this COVID-19 pandemic is a $2.5 million pay hike for Canadian MPs, Blacklock’s Reporter has revealed.

Unlike Ontario MPPs, who haven’t had a pay increase since the 2008-09 recession, federal politicians have a built in boost in compensation every April. 1.

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Blacklock’s Reporter says this year’s increase raises overall compensation for the House and Senate to $149.6 million at a time when the economy has suffered a devastating blow.

A bill adopted 15 years ago, Bill C-30, mandates the indexation of salaries and allowances for MPs and senators based on the “average percentage increase in base-rate wages for each calendar year, resulting from major settlements negotiated with bargaining units of 500 or more employees in the private sector in Canada.”

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According to Blacklock’s Reporter, Governor General Julie Payette will take home an extra $6,858, bringing her annual salary to to $308,972.

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An MP currently makes $178,900 a year, a senator $153,900 and the Prime Minister $357,800.

Individual increases last year averaged $3,160.