Canada's 308 MPs received about $127 million in expenses last year but there are no public details into exactly how that money was spent.Who exactly, besides the members themselves, thinks keeping this stuff under wraps is a good idea?
On top of their $157,738 salary, MPs have a $25,500 annual expense allowance, which can be partially assigned to home costs if they have a secondary residence in Ottawa.
"I don't see how the spending of taxpayers' money is a private parliamentary issue," the federal director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation told CTV News.**********
"Quite simply put, it's taxpayers who ought to be able to judge for themselves whether they get value for that money."
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