Stephen Harper’s $116 million in Senate appointments

Stephen Harper once promised “I will not name appointed people to the Senate” – but he has repeatedly broken this promise and has now appointed more Senators than even Brian Mulroney.

Every Senator he appoints costs taxpayers more money. If the Senate isn’t abolished, Stephen Harper’s appointees will be living off the public dime for years – and in some cases even decades.

Harper appointee Patrick Brazeau, has a term that expires in 2049 – putting taxpayers on the hook for over seven million dollars.

In total, Harper’s Senators will cost $116,196,252.

Let’s look at some of Stephen Harper’s costliest appointments –Senators poised to siphon off millions from the wallets of Canadian taxpayers for years to come.

Senator's Name

Retirement

Future Salary

Patrick Brazeau

2049/11/11

$ 7,097,504.62

Leo Housakos

2043/01/10

$ 5,592,540.88

Yonah Martin

2040/04/11

$ 4,900,518.76

Claude Carignan

2039/12/04

$ 4,678,261.27

Don Meredith

2039/07/13

$ 4,678,261.27

Fabian Manning

2039/05/21

$ 4,678,261.27

Linda Frum

2038/01/13

$ 4,460,083.69

David Wells

2037/02/28

$ 4,245,911.14

Josée Verner

2034/12/30

$ 3,626,695.19

That’s Stephen Harper’s Senate legacy.

While Conservatives continue to defend Senate entitlements, New Democrats will defend taxpayers.