MPs are not lords, staffers aren’t serfs

If more Canadians knew just how poorly paid many Parliament Hill staffers actually are, they might think twice about the person they elect to office.

VANCOUVER, B.C.—Re: "MPs' salaries not competitive: expert," (The Hill Times, March 10, p. 1). So a professor at the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business claims that MPs aren't paid enough. Interesting. As a former Hill staffer, it's hard not t...

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