Pay politicians way more. Their salaries should compete with senior leader salaries at large companies so that we can attract the most talented leaders.
There just aren't enough die hard public service hill rats like Steven Harper who forgo the higher salaries and anonymity of private service to get involved at a young age.
Most importantly, this would hopefully reduce the current trend of our politicians first going to get rich, then later seeking the power of politics and bringing with them the influences of their elite circles. That's one of the biggest complaints about democracy today.
The idea isn't to make politics about something to get rich with, it's about getting the smart people who were going to be rich anyway involved young.
Spitballing here, but:
Council = $500K/yr
Mayor = $1M/yr
MLA = $800K/yr
Premier = $2M/yr
MP = $1M/yr
PM = $5M/yr
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