The Conservative government will freeze the salaries of the prime minister, cabinet ministers, members of parliament and senators as part of its attempt to rein in spending and balance the books, according to excerpts from the speech from the throne.
A section of the throne speech was released by the government before Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean began delivering it in the Senate.
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