So political parties top up leaders’ pay, what’s wrong with that?

How parties choose to spend their money is entirely up to them if that money is privately raised and properly disclosed.

British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, pictured speaking to reporters in Ottawa last November, is under fire because her party tops up her salary, which is already close to $200,000.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 4, 2016

OTTAWA—Wood purchased. Nails at the ready. I expect to be crucified by some readers of this column once they have finished reading. Why? Read on. There seems to be a furor in some quarters these days because, shockingly, some political parties in this country are topping up the salaries of their ...

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