Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Lisa Johnson, Jack Farrell
Publication Date: January 9, 2025 - 18:42
Alberta United Conservatives vote to boost MLA pay, taxpayer funding for their caucus
January 9, 2025
Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013.The decision was part of a package of funding perks approved by UCP members during a committee meeting Thursday.Chief government whip Shane Getson said the annual pay raise, which begins in April but will be retroactive to the start of the year, is “reasonable” after more than 10 years of frozen and, at times, reduced pay.
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