Ah, the old crabs in the bucket argument. I work hard and move research forward, my own and others where I can. I have nothing against proper remuneration or ambition or salary grids or merit pay. But people who want to get rich in academe should do so in private universities in the States or elsewhere. Canada funds its universities publicly to a tremendous extent so ought not to be a salary ladder for academics playing at being CEOs. And it is play. The salaries of real CEOs are based on market and risk factors. University presidents have tenure to fall back on. It is not I who fail to understand the position. From University Affairs, Aug. 3:  "the role of a university president is markedly different from that of a corporation's chief executive officer, partly because of the bi-cameral governance structure at universities...." But go ahead, you can write the phrase 'sit and complain' a third time if you like, as a substitute for argument. Also, see Mallorn below. Tough calls? :)