Conservative MP Who Wants to Skip Pay Raise Takes Request to Court
Dawson says the increase is inappropriate during the cost-of-living crisis, while House officials say Parliament must pay the legislated amount.
- Miramichi-Grand Lake Conservative MP Mike Dawson filed for judicial review in Federal Court in June, seeking to reject an $8,800 annual pay raise he argues is inappropriate given current economic hardship.
- House of Commons Clerk Eric Janse argued in a court filing that legislation requires all Members of Parliament to receive salary increases, claiming exempting Dawson would be illegal and administratively impractical.
- The base salary for Members of Parliament rose to $217,700 on April 1 from $209,800, while Dawson reported receiving more than 20,000 messages of support from Canadians since February.
- Lawyer Robert Blakely expects a hearing in late December, though the House Administration maintains the Parliament of Canada Act mandates the current pay structure, preventing members from opting out.
- Donating his raise to charity has not resolved the dispute for Dawson, who stated, "We seem to be all right to put somebody on the moon, but we can't stop a pay raise.
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Conservative MP who wants to skip pay raise takes request to court
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson is fighting to forego the annual pay raise given to members of Parliament, though the House of Commons argues he is legally required to accept the money.
Conservative MP loses fight to refuse annual federal pay hike
FacebookConservative MP Mike Dawson, who gained notoriety earlier this year for refusing to accept his automatic salary increase, has lost his judicial review in a Federal Court, with the ruling saying it would be illegal and inconvenient for him not to take the pay hike.Dawson, who represents the riding of Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B., filed an application for judicial review in June, attempting to stop Parliament from awarding him the $8,800 rai…
House of Commons says Conservative MP must take $8,800 pay raise whether he wants it or not
Subhead:Mike Dawson has been told that accepting his $8,800 annual pay raise isn't optional.# A New Brunswick Conservative MP who went to court to reject his own $8,800 annual pay raise has been told by the House of Commons that accepting the extra money isn't optional. Miramichi-Grand Lake MP Mike Dawson launched a Federal Court application for judicial review in June after Parliament increased the base salary for MPs from $208,900 to $217,70…
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