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The House of Commons says it had no choice but to increase the salary of a New Brunswick MP, whether he wanted the raise or not.
Letting Mike Dawson turn down salary increase would violate the law, official says in court filing
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 11, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
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MP Mike Dawson filed an affidavit in June to support his effort to refuse an $8,800 per year salary increase. The House of Commons now says he has no choise. (Tara King-Stewart/CBC)
The House of Commons says it had no choice but to increase the salary of a New Brunswick MP, whether he wanted the raise or not.
In an affidavit filed in Federal Court, House clerk Eric Janse says all members of Parliament must be paid the amounts set out in legislation, and it would be illegal and inconvenient to deviate from that.
Miramichi-Grand Lake Conservative MP Mike Dawson filed an application for judicial review in Federal Court in June, trying to stop Parliament from awarding him the $8,800 raise.
Janse filed his affidavit in response last month.
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