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As other countries lower taxes, Trudeau raises them on April 1

By Mark Bonokoski

April Fool’s Day is the day our federal politicians play us for fools — grabbing more of our money and padding their own pockets at the same time.

It happens every year on April 1st.

It’s ingrained in the system; presumably so beat-up taxpayers don’t know they’re taking another hit while inflation is crippling them and food prices have the CEOs of the major grocery chains appearing before a House of Commons committee to explain themselves and their record profits.

It’s sneaky but it works.

There will be no headline, for example, telling the public that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be getting an extra $10,200 on April 1, based on contract data published by the government of Canada. It will just happen.

This, however, will make it the fourth pay raise since the outset of the pandemic, with backbench MPs pocketing an extra $5,100.

A backbencher currently collects a $189,500 salary. Ministers take home $279,900. Trudeau gets $379,000 from taxpayers.

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