I do not agree with Ms. Glover that the Governor General's salary would not be changed. On the contrary, if it goes from $137,500 to $270,600, it practically doubles. If you do the calculations according to CRA rules, you see that the after-tax amount is about $175,474.47. That is an increase of about $40,000.
You have to be open and honest with Canadians when doing the calculations. When we asked the officials what the Governor General's salary would be after taxes, they told us that it was impossible to calculate at that stage because it depended on his other income. Be that as it may, the Governor General's after-tax salary is $175,474.47. So there is an increase already. It is more that he gets at the moment, before or after taxes, given that there were no taxes beforehand. So the proposed amendment is justified.