If the CRA website would, at the very least, disclose the top five salaries, the highest-paid salaries and the associated names, along with whatever other information is on their website, I think that would be a step forward. It would be a baby step towards transparency, but at least....
The highest salaries are really a symptom of high fundraising costs, and the charities that pay the most have costs that run anywhere from 30% to 50% on every dollar. I would argue that the donors deserve better value than that, that costs have to come down and that we have to start at the top with full disclosure.
As I said earlier, donors can then make a rational decision about where to place their money.
Merci.