Sask. FN chief says $194,000 salary excessive
A Saskatchewan First Nation chief who was named the biggest waster of public funds by the Canadian Taxpayer Federation admits that his pay is excessive.
Last year, Standing Buffalo First Nation Chief Roger Redman, whose reserve is home to 443 people, earned a salary of $194,737, tax-free. He also accumulated more than $99,000 in advances over 10 years.
Redman was this year’s recipient of the Canadian Taxpayer Federation’s Teddy Award for wasteful use of taxpayer dollars.
“We heard our membership loud and clear and I’d be the first one to say that’s excessive,” Redmen said. “So we’re dealing with that in a healthy way and we’re trying to move ahead of the community.”