Thank you. That's a good question, because it talks about the role of parliamentarians versus the role of the courts and the responsibility Parliament has under section 100 of the Constitution Act, 1867, to determine these kinds of issues.
The Prime Minister may well think he should receive the same salary as the Chief Justice, but that isn't the criterion. You might think the salaries of the Chief Justice and the Prime Minister should be linked. That isn't necessarily the criterion. Your opinion is important, but we have to go back to those guiding principles as to why in fact we've come up with this conclusion.
The point you raise, while it's one that is worthy of consideration, I don't think is determinative of the issue. For example, in many situations—I dare say, in your home province, perhaps—the premier makes less than the chief judge in the provincial court. I certainly know that's the case in Manitoba. So we see that disparity; indeed, we see departmental officials making more than the Prime Minister or the premier in many jurisdictions.