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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Rollback of M-L-A Pensions Gets Thumbs Up

Both the provincial NDP and the People's Alliance of New Brunswick are applauding the provincial government for introducing legislation to lower MLA pensions retroactively to 2008.

Spokesperson for the People's Alliance Bill Brewer tells CHSJ News he's surprised that the issue is on the frontburner so soon.

Meanwhile, NDP leader Dominic Cardy says his party has been the catalyst for this change. He calls the
 M-L-A pensions super sized.

Cardy is hoping the legislation, which will roll back pension payouts from about 30-thousand dollars a year to 20-thousand, doesn't get stalled in the legislature. The People's Alliance party still believes M-L-A salaries should be set by an independent panel.