Fed Issue #46 - New diplomat with ties to Liberal Party making nearly double salary.
New diplomat with ties to Liberal Party making nearly double the post's official salary
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Sarkar was named consul-general to San Francisco as part of a round of U.S. diplomatic appointments the federal government announced on Aug. 2. According to the Privy Council office, his salary is within the $221,300 to $260,300 range. The official pay scale for the posting is in the range of $119,600 to $140,700.
In defending the appointment on Twitter on Monday morning, Gerald Butts, principal secretary to Trudeau called Sarkar a “friend,” and said often luring people from the private sector to a government job is a challenge, because of the hit to their salaries.
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Rana Sarkar, a former Liberal candidate who is close to Mr. Butts, was appointed as Canada’s consul-general to San Francisco on Aug. 2. The Liberal cabinet set his salary range at $221,300 to $260,300 for a post classified at a level that carries an official pay range of $119,600 to $140,700.
Former minister of immigration John McCallum, appointed ambassador to China in March, and former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion, now ambassador to Germany and special envoy to the European Union, are both paid a salary ranging between $214,200 and $252,000. The San Francisco appointment makes Mr. Sarkar one of the highest-paid Canadian diplomats in the foreign service.
