Conservative MP says Justin Trudeau should pay for nannies 'out of his own salary'
Conservative finance critic Lisa Raitt says it is "hypocritical" for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bill taxpayers for nannies after he spent the last campaign telling voters he didn't need the Tory child tax benefit because he had more than enough money to support his children
Should Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Trudeau’s Nannies?
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose, he ought to be footing the child care bill out of his own pocket.
New Democrat MP Sheila Malcolmson, the party's status of women critic, called out the prime minister for paying his nannies so little.
The pair, who are considered special assistants under the Official Residences Act, have been hired for $15 to $20 per hour during the day and $11 to $13 at night.
"Surely the people looking after his children should be paid more than $11 an hour," Malcolmson said. "I'm stunned to hear that figure and I am saddened."
Malcolmson, too, acknowledged that the fact the employees are being paid out of the public purse seems to contradict Trudeau's stated position on his own ability to cover his family's child care costs.
Mulroney is asked 'Are we going to have to pay for your nannies?'
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