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Metro Vancouver releases salary information of top-paid employees

Metro Vancouver releases salary information of top-paid employees

CBC06-06-2025
The top salaries for Metro Vancouver's regional government have been released. The organization has been criticized for how much it pays its top earners, and while the new numbers show decreases, CBC News' Justin McElroy reports that they're still likely to raise some eyebrows.
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