Metro Vancouver board gives itself retirement allowance, pay increase

Seven months before an election that could see many of the region’s mayors and councillors retire from politics or lose their seats, Metro Vancouver’s board of directors has voted to give its members a retirement allowance and a pay adjustment.
It was a move that quickly drew criticism from advocates for lower taxes.
“This is the sort of thing that makes people furious at politicians and politics,” said Kris Sims, B.C. director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.
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