… because I know you’re dying to know what lucky MPs are getting to chair the various House of Commons Committees, here’ s an updated list:
- Transport Committe: Chair is Conservative Merv Tweed (Brandon-Souris), vice-chairs are Don Bell (North Vancouver) and Mario Laframboise (Argenteuil-Papineau-Mirabel)
- Government Operations and Estimates: Chair is Liberal Diane Marleau (Sudbury)
- Public Accounts: Chair is Liberal Shawn Murphy (Charlottetown), vice-chairs are Brian Fitzpatrick (Prince Albert) and Benoit Sauvageau (Repentigny)
- International Trade: Chair is Conservative Leon Benoit (Vegreville-Wainwright), vice-chairs are Pierre Paquette (Joliette) and Lui Temelkovski (Oak Ridges-Markham)
Chairs of these committees, incidentally, will earn an extra $10,500 a year in salary while vice-chairs will earn an extra $5,400 a year.