backgrounder

Salary owed by PM and ministers based on

application of a 5% pay-cut per deficit year
Current Conservative Ministers
Minister
Since

Invoice

Prime Minister of Canada

2006

$94,202

Rob Nicholson

Minister of Foreign Affairs

2006

$69,983

Peter MacKay

Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Canada

2006

$69,983

Rona Ambrose

Minister of Health

2006

$69,983

Diane Finley

Minister of Public Works and Government Services

2006

$69,983

Tony Clement

President of the Treasury Board

2006

$69,983

Peter Van Loan

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

Maxime Bernier

Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism,

and Agriculture)

Jason Kenney
Gerry Ritz

Minister

Ministry

Stephen Harper

2006

$69,983

2006-08
2011-

$35,169

Minister of National Defence

2007

$69,983

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

2007

$69,983

Christian Paradis

Minister of International Development

Minister for La Francophonie

2007

$69,983

James Moore

Minister of Industry

2008

$69,983

Denis Lebel

President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada

Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Interg Affairs

2008

$69,983

Leona Aglukkaq

Minister of the Environment

2008

$69,983

Lisa Raitt

Minister of Transport

2008

$69,983

Gail Shea

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

2008

$69,983

Lynne Yelich

Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular Services)

2008

$69,983

Gary Goodyear

Minister of State

2010

$69,983

Rob Moore

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)

2010

$46,831

John Duncan

Minister of State and Chief Government Whip

2011

$46,831

Julian Fantino

Associate Minister of National Defence

2011

$35,169

Steven Blaney

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

2011

$35,169

Ed Fast

Minister of International Trade

2011

$35,169

Joe Oliver

Minister of Finance

2011

$35,169

Tim Uppal

Minister of State (Multiculturalism)

2011

$35,169

Alice Wong

Minister of State (Seniors)

2011

$35,169

Bal Gosal

Minister of State (Sport)

2011

$35,169

Bernard Valcourt

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development

2013

$35,169

Kerry-Lynne Findlay

Minister of National Revenue

2013

$11,845

Shelly Glover

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

2013

$11,845

Greg Rickford

Minister of Natural Resources

2013

$11,845

Chris Alexander

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

2013

$11,845

Kellie Leitch

Minister of Labour

2013

$11,845

Pierre Poilievre

Minister of Employment and Social Development

2013

$11,845

Kevin Sorenson

Minister of State (Finance)

2013

$11,845

Candice Bergen

Minister of State (Social Development)

2013

$11,845

Michelle Rempel

Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)

2013

$11,845

Ed Holder

Minister of State (Science and Technology)

2014

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Erin O'Toole

Minister of Veterans Affairs

2015

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Former Conservative Ministers

Former Minister

Ministry

Tenure

To pay

David Emerson

2006-2008

$11,490

Loyola Hearn

2006-2008

$11,490

Michael Fortier

2006-2008

$11,490

Monte Solberg

2006-2008

$11,490

Gordon O'Connor

2006-2008

$11,490

Greg Thompson

2006-2010

$34,814

Jim Prentice

2006-2010

$34,814

Chuck Stahl

2006-2011

$46,476

Jean-Pierre Blackburn

2006-2011

$46,476

Jose Verner

2006-2011

$46,476

Lawrence Cannon

2006-2011

$46,476

Stockwell Day

2006-2011

$46,476

Vic Towes

2006-2013

$46,476

Marjorie Lebreton

2007-2011

$46,476

Bev Oda

2007-2012

$58,138

Diane Ablonczy

2007-2013

$69,983

Helena Guergis

2008-2010

$34,814

Rob Merrfield

2008-2011

$46,476

Garry Lunn

2008-2011

$46,476

Keith Ashfield

2008-2013

$46,476

Peter Kent

2008-2013

$46,476

Steven Fletcher

2008-2013

$46,476

Rob Moore

2010-2011

$23,324

Peter Penashue

2011-2013

$35,169

Ted Menzies

2011-2013

$35,169

Summary
Current Cabinet members owe over $1.7 million ($1,730,718). Former Cabinet Members
owe over $900,000 ($941,387). In total, if Conservatives were to put their money where their
mouth is and pay Canadians back 5% of their salary for each year they ran a deficit, they
would owe taxpayers over two and a half million dollars ($2,672,105).