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Sunshine Report
Sunshine List Outlines Civil Servant Gravy Train
By Kevin Gaudet Monday, March 31, 2008
$2 million dollar man revealed
838 earn over $250,000 - top 0.7% of income earners
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) responded today to the annual release of the Sunshine Report which discloses names of Ontario’s public-sector employees paid $100,000 or more. CTF Ontario Director, Kevin Gaudet said, “working for the government should be a noble calling to make a difference, not a ticket to the good life. The number of public sector employees making over $100,000 has tripled in the last four years alone.”
Since its creation, the Sunshine Report of top earners has seen a steady increase in its membership.
| Year | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Employees | 4,319 | 5,162 | 6,233 | 5,878 | 7,232 | 9,265 | 12,198 | 14,946 | 23,055 | 27,184 | 33,440 | 42,549 |
Gaudet noted that the Sunshine Report fails to include government work that is contracted out. Because of this, he number of people on the public payroll who would enter "The Elite Five" is understated. A few interesting highlights include:
Gaudet concluded, “working for government should not be the winning lottery ticket it is turning out to be.”
