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Old 08-07-2014, 11:26 AM   #1466
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Originally Posted by Makarov View Post
Why do you think that private sector boards of directors choose to pay high salaries to their top executives?

Why do you think those same boards of directors are not concerned that they are screwed if their CEO is only working "for the money"?

For the record, I'm not advocating that the Premier should earn $5,000,000/year like many Canadian CEOs do (although I do think that, optics and petty populist politics aside, one could make a reasonable argument for that.) However, I don't think that Alberta's Premier is paid very well. The Premier earns significantly less than a Provincial Court judge, for instance. That's ludicrous.
Also, the position pays about a third as much as Gary Mar has been receiving.
The real money seems to come from losing the leadership race. (I wonder if that is Lukaszuk's plan)
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