MPs say office budgets not enough

Tory MP Scott Reid pays some of his own riding office and staffer costs out of his own pocket. Other MPs complain too.

MPs have a basic office budget of $284,700, but it's not adequate for them to do their jobs well, say MPs, including one who pays for two constituency offices out of his own pocket.

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