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Originally Posted by Rerun
Politicians come and go. Its the senior civil servants that do the work running this province. Politicians just provide direction.
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Yes, I agree that the Premier and cabinet "just provide direction", provided, of course, that by "just provide direction" you mean having almost total control (at least in a majority government) over the legislative agenda of the Legislature as well as all government policy.
Pretty insignificant. We could save $200,000/year by just downsizing and eliminating the position of Premier altogether. Who is with me?
EDIT: Its worth noting, too, that the initial discussion was not about drawing analogies between the position of Premier and certain positions in the private sector, but rather was about whether or not the position of Premier was one that warranted significant compensation due to its demands, responsibility, and importance.