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The Globe and Mail reported today that Magna International had "taken an axe to executive pay." It didn't.

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Yesterday I argued that AIG employees should keep the multi-million-dollar bonuses that have created a public outcry in the United States, despite the fact that the company has been handed billions of tax dollars to stay afloat. That post forced another journalist to reply: "Yes, and Haliburton should not be ...

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According to the websites for Chartered Accountants (CA), Certified General Accountants (CGA) and Certified Management Accountants (CMA), there are appoximately 200,000 people in Canada who hold or are working toward their professional designations. Payscale.com reveals that the median salary for accountants with 10 to 19 years of experience is $89,100 ...

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Last year the 60 CEOs of Canada's largest companies were paid $647,133,700 or an average of $10,785,600. That's over $200,000 per week and up 41% from the amounts paid in 2006. Almost half of this was profits realized from the exercise of company options. Compensation ranged from $550,000 per ...

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