if the government is really insistent on the need for cuts, the first thing they should cut is the salary and pensions of mps.

a 15-20% cut in the salaries of all mps and ministers, and a 15-20% reduction in pensions for mps, should be first on the list.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/national-capital-region-could-suffer-from-planned-public-service-cuts-1.7625086