MPs and Senators deserve to be paid well, but the House and Senate should also sit more often

MPs spend significant time away from their families, travel between their ridings and Ottawa, and work on House committees. They should be fairly compensated for the amount of work time they put in and they should be paid a competitively. But they should also be in Ottawa more.

AI Minister Evan Solomon, right, speaks with Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson and Liberal MP Taleeb Noormohamed in the House of Commons before proceedings on Feb. 11, 2026. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

April 13, 2026

MPs and Senators got a salary boost on April 1. It's an automatic raise and mandated under the Parliament of Canada Act. Prime Minister Mark Carney now earns $435,400 annually, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre now earns $321,300, and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Françoi...

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