Canada's highest-paid CEOs

Darts

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That is some serious money there
Yes, but not MLB serious money. More like Auston Matthews money.

To be fair, some/many/most of these CEO's founded their own company. If I am the founder, I should be able to pay myself whatever I want.
 
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JuanGoodman

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Yes, but not MLB serious money. More like Auston Matthews money.

To be fair, some/many/most of these CEO's founded their own company. If I am the founder, I should be able to pay myself whatever I want.
150 million is serious money doesn't matter what sport it is
 
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You are worth what people are willing to pay you. A CEO that can revitalize a fading business has earned his keep. A business entity has no obligations to the public, the main objective is to stay in business and make a profit. Especially in these hard times.
 

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Contrary to popular belief I am not one of them, but most are worth what they are paid.
 

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I love how the public loves to rail on what corporate CEO"s earn. Do they not realize that its the Board of Directors that determine the CEO's pay? Gotta problem with it take it up with them. It should be noted that most of the compensation comes in the form of stock grants/options exercised that are tied to financial performance and stock price.

Yet nobody seems to bat an eye when an actor pulls in $20 million for a film or an athlete makes $35 million a season for throwing a ball into a hoop.

Ask yourself what's more important to the progression of society a CEO with a vision or a guy who entertains us for 30-50 hours per sports season.
 

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When you are sat at Pearson airport pissed off with long lines, delays, miserable security staff etc just be happy for the CEO - she makes $2million a year.
 

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You are worth what people are willing to pay you. A CEO that can revitalize a fading business has earned his keep. A business entity has no obligations to the public, the main objective is to stay in business and make a profit. Especially in these hard times.

I do agree with this in theory.

But that is not what's happening in practice.

CEO and their boards and main VP's (who get their fair share of action) all work together to grab as much money as possible for their pocket. They grab public funding to 'save' the company yet still give themselves millions. Their main objective is to return as fucking much as possible to shareholders... Meaning themselves first and foremost. While their employee should be happy to still have a job they shop for a bigger cottage house, a boat, and possibly a plane.

In practice, the greed of the CEO and their board is a fucking joke. But they sell you the theory...

I have no problem with extreme capitalism if it's what we want. But then do not complain about homelessness, extreme violence, and the deterioration of our cities.

p.s. I found out recently that more than half of Montreal's new high-end condos (worth a million or more) are empty... Probably the same everywhere...
 

Darts

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Do this. Pick your favourite 5 companies to bash. Reset the compensation they pay to the CEO and reset that to $0 see what is the impact on EPS.
 

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I have no problem with extreme capitalism if it's what we want. But then do not complain about homelessness, extreme violence, and the deterioration of our cities.

p.s. I found out recently that more than half of Montreal's new high-end condos (worth a million or more) are empty... Probably the same everywhere...
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It is a question of survival, survival of the business and survival of the individual. The CEO strives for the best he can achieve, so does everyone down the line from the president to VP to the lowest worker.

 
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