Alberta premier, MLAs take pay cut

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his MLAs have taken a pay cut to reduce government spending. Kenney's $186,000 salary was reduced by 10 per cent, while MLAs had their $121,000 salary reduced by five per cent. Alberta politicians remain the highest paid in Canada. "Even during the election campaign, he was making statements like he wants to set an example," said Lori Williams, a policy studies professor at Mount Royal University. "The example clearly is for others who are being paid with taxpaye