It’s rather fitting that the pay raise kicks in on April 1st. It certainly makes me feel the fool.

$155,400 isn’t that much. Most journeymen tradesmen in I know make 6 figures a year depending on how much they want to work.

And if you do know who is making $100,000 in the trades, drop me a line and give me their number. I used to do a little carpentry, lol.

Come to AB. The journeyman rate is around 37.5 but pretty much every major project is running 24/7. Most guys pulling at least 20-30 hours OT at 1.5 and double time, and they still can’t man the projects.

Jump on the gravy train before it crashes. The only downside is that you have to come to Alberta. ;-)

People get too preoccupied over what MP’s make. Is it fair compared to what a Day Care worker makes? No. But it’s a heck of a lot less thean the average CEO and there are more of them then there are MP’s.

What really bothers me is the tax breaks they are afforded that the average joe isn’t allowed to utilize. I’m still waiting for someone to challenge that in court. I’d do it, but if the CRA ever took a look at my books I’m probably headed to pound-me-in-the-ass prison. They’d eat a pretty boy like me alive.