Backgrounder
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BACKGROUNDER Salary owed by PM and ministers based on application of a 5% pay-cut per deficit year Current Conservative Ministers Minister Minister Ministry Invoice Since Stephen Harper 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 2006 $69,983 Maxime Bernier Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, 2006-08 $35,169 and Agriculture) 2011- Jason Kenney Minister of National Defence 2007 $69,983 Gerry Ritz Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food 2007 $69,983 Christian Paradis Minister of International Development 2007 $69,983 Minister for La Francophonie James Moore Minister of Industry 2008 $69,983 Denis Lebel President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada 2008 $69,983 Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Interg Affairs 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 -- Erin O'Toole Minister of Veterans Affairs 2015 -- 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 Josée 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 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 ($918,063). 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 ($2,648,781)..