$100,000 Club Climbs to 42,549 from 33,440 - 27% increase
$2 million dollar man revealed838 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
OMERS President Paul Haggis earned $2,240,007.70 - the first civil servant in Ontario ever to break the $2 million barrier.
TVO's Steve Paikin received $231,346.22 to keep current on his show 'The Agenda'.
Niagara District School Board Director, Warren Hoshizaki earned $197,446.93
ONTC President Steven Carmichael earned $192,252.00 (a raise of $6,000 over last year) to lose $1 million a month for ONTC. 60 other employees joined him in 'The Elite Five'.
Gaudet concluded, "working for government should not be the winning lottery ticket it is turning out to be."
