Canadian Premier Salaries
Bernard Lord, N.B. $188,902
Jean Charest, Que. $175,361
Danny Williams, N.L. $163,252
Dalton McGuinty, Ont. $152,835
Gordon Campbell, B.C. $146,000
Ralph Klein, Alta. $135,420
Lorne Calvert, Sask. $135,420
Gary Doer, Man. $113,500
Pat Binns, PEI $107,237
Rodney MacDonald, N.S. $105,621
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
BERNARD LORD IS THE HIGHEST PAID PREMIER IN CANADA AND HE'S WORTH EVERY PENNY!!
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I am hoping that you were just joking with the header. The only one
that
truly thinks that he is worth it is himself. I am shocked at how much
he
makes. No wonder he wants another term, so would I. I just told all
of
the girls that work around me of his salary and not one thinks that he
is
worth it! Its hard to believe that he makes more then the Premier of
Alberta with all of the money that they have out there. Actually, my
friend who lives out there says that every Albertan, Man, Women and
Child
will be receiving a $400.00 check from their government. They have so
much
they are sharing the wealth with the people, its hard to believe
because we
here only see any kind of wealth going to the Big Boss Corporation!
You've got to admit this is certainly the time to find these things out!.
(Hopeful spring election)
He is not worth half that!
If all there is to it is to bull---- your way through to office and do as little as possible to improve the quality of life in N.B.
Alienate yourself from the voters, deflect all criticisms to every member of your party, Have absolutely no new money or experience in creative governing and yet be the highest paid premier in Canada?
Boy we as New Brunswickers sure have egg on our face to the rest of the country and rightly so.
If this is our future or our goal in life - To pay the most for the least and in a ignorant and arrogant manner as well as being named the welfare province of Canada (Have not Province) same thing.
Then I now believe we certainly deserve what we get!
After looking back at the last 6 plus years of Mr. lord in office along with the unbelievable deterioration of our province, I must digress that we are pretty well out of touch with the workings of politics and the pride we have in our province as well as our quality of living.
You've got to admit this is certainly the time to find these things out!.
(Hopeful spring election)
He is not worth half that!
If all there is to it is to bull---- your way through to office and do as little as possible to improve the quality of life in N.B.
Alienate yourself from the voters, deflect all criticisms to every member of your party, Have absolutely no new money or experience in creative governing and yet be the highest paid premier in Canada?
Boy we as New Brunswickers sure have egg on our face to the rest of the country and rightly so.
If this is our future or our goal in life - To pay the most for the least and in a ignorant and arrogant manner as well as being named the welfare province of Canada (Have not Province) same thing.
Then I now believe we certainly deserve what we get!
After looking back at the last 6 plus years of Mr. lord in office along with the unbelievable deterioration of our province, I must digress that we are pretty well out of touch with the workings of politics and the pride we have in our province as well as our quality of living.
Charles why don't you tell the people that $75,000 of that salary is payed through the PC party? So in fact taxpayers pay him only $110,000 which is not too bad for having the best premier. Shucks look we pay Charles $13,000 a year to be on welfare and blog and complain he can't get a job but wants to be a reporter. Ironic
Moi???? A reporter???? Never.....A blogger or a columnist???? But never a reporter...
By the way?
The Miramichi Leader has denied my letter to the Editor about Tanker.
This means this have surely the Irving's way!!!!
It's old Germany all over again!!!
Like I said before "Buddy can you spare a dime?"
The extremely ignorant (Definition: adjective meaning lacking education or knowledge)person who said that a welfare recipient like Charles makes $13,000 a year better take a look at NB welfare rates because Charles ain't makin' no $13,000 a year. We only wish! Short term disabled recipients in NB make $495 per month, which amounts to $5,940 annually, less than HALF of $13,000. I'd like to see Mr. or Mrs. Know-It-All try to live on $5,940 a year. Doesn't matter, he or she will never have to because he / she is probably a Tory hack trying to distract attention from his / her "Canadian Idol" Bernard Lord with a red herring about Charles. Well it ain't gonna work you disingenous pecksniffer (look up that in the dictionary.)
The only IRONY is that NB has the lowest welfare rates in the country yet we have the highest paid premier. Now that's what I call IRONIC !! (Definition: Adjective meaning poignantly contrary to what was expected or intended.)
To the Lord defender: I think it's worse, not better, that the premier is getting $75k from the PC party on top of what he gets from government.
First of all, it's not better for sure, because the PC Party is very heavily subsidized by taxpayers. Not just them: every party gets funding from taxpayers based on the votes they got in the last election. But my point is, $75k from the PC Party is still, largely, $75k from taxpayers.
And it might be worse than getting it from taxpayers. Because the money the PC Party gets that does not come from govt subsidies comes from donors, mostly corporate donors. It might cloud a premier's judgment at decision time if half his income is coming from corporate donors that fund his "bonus".
Unlike a lot of people who read this blog, I think Lord is a good man and not corrupt. I disagree with him on a lot of issues, maybe even most issues, but I don't think he's corrupt. But a Party bonus leaves him open to allegations of corruption. IMO.
On a personal note? Bernard Lord as a person? I don't have any problem. As a matter of fact? Every instance, I bumped into him? I always say - Bonjour Bernard!!
My main issue is the drugging and the killings of our children!
Lord's problem is simply that he really doesn't care much about New Brunswick, and doesn't have a backbone.
Anybody can see that most of the PC Party money comes from the same place as all the accolades we hear about all the time-the Irving family. Reading the newspapers you'd think New Brunswick is all sunshine and roses. Then you read blogs or CBC and you find out just how shitty it is.
Studies show that it is far better to get money into the hands of poor people. Lord's money is probably all in american treasury bills, yet if you give more money to welfare recipients, virtually ALL of it goes back into the economy.
I mean, what kind of conservative STOPS a toll highway?
What's really funny is we almost never hear about the REAL implications of the new "five in five" marketing plan by Lord. In other words, "say goodbye to 'prosperity'!"
Klien doesn't need to be paid as much because he doesn't have to pay sales tax.
Lord defends $76,000 political paycheque
Last updated Mar 2 2006 12:16 PM AST
CBC News
New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord says there is nothing wrong with him being paid two salaries, one from provincial taxpayers and one from the Progressive Conservative party.
"There's a salary that's set in place for the premier," Lord explained during a tour of a construction site at Bathurst on Wednesday. "And there's a salary that's in place for the leader of the party – that's what I collect. I collect money for being premier and money for being leader of the party."
According to Public Accounts records from the province of New Brunswick, between April 2004 and March 2005 Lord collected $115, 596 for his duties as MLA for Moncton East and premier of New Brunswick. Party records show he also received $75,862 from the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick between July 2004 and June 2005. Lord has been collecting pay from the party for several years, and says the extra amount is justified and perfectly legal.
Canadian Premier Salaries 2004-2005
Bernard Lord, N.B. $191,458
Jean Charest, Que. $175,361
Danny Williams, N.L. $163,252
Dalton McGuinty, Ont. $152,835
Gordon Campbell, B.C. $146,000
Ralph Klein, Alta. $135,420
Lorne Calvert, Sask. $135,420
Gary Doer, Man. $113,500
Pat Binns, P.E.I. $107,237
Rodney MacDonald, N.S. $105,621
The practice is legal in New Brunswick only because the legislature adopted a controversial law following a scandal in 1980 to fix a problem that was engulfing former Conservative premier Richard Hatfield.
Hatfield was caught receiving loans from the Conservative party during a fundraising scandal in the late-1970s, a practice ruled a conflict of interest with his duties as premier by Mr. Justice John Paul Barry.
To fix the problem, Hatfield passed a law to make the payments legal. Barry resigned as the conflict commissioner in protest and Conservative Justice Minister Rod Logan was left to defend the widely criticized law.
Opposition leader Shawn Graham did not collect a salary from the Liberal Party of New Brunswick last year, earning only his legislative salary.
* Your View: Readers respond to premier's political paycheque
Lord makes no apologies for collecting money from his party and provincial taxpayers at the same time – even though the practice has been ruled a conflict before and was only made legal under controversial circumstances.
"There's absolutely nothing wrong with me receiving a salary from the PC Party of New Brunswick as long as it is fully declared to the public, as it is declared now," Lord said.
The issue also generated controversy in Newfoundland in the late 1980s when former Liberal Leader Clyde Wells collected a salary from his party while serving as Leader of the Opposition. Wells continued the practice until he became premier in March 1989, giving up the money following criticism from the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland.
Newfoundland's current Conservative Premier Danny Williams – an independently wealthy business owner nicknamed 'Danny Millions' – donates his entire paycheque to a foundation that distributes the money to local Newfoundland charities.
Prince Edward Island Premier Pat Binns also doesn't receive any salary from his party in addition to his pay as MLA and premier.
Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald doesn't take a salary from the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and neither did his predecessor John Hamm.
Come on Charlie!
Everyone knows that if you are THE LORD, then you are definitely worth the money!
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