Some 8,400 managers in the Ontario civil service will get hefty wage increases despite the reputed salary freeze in effect. The reason, according to the government, is that managers are falling behind their unionized employees who get raises regardless of the freeze. On average, the increases come to $6,905 each for 8,400 civil service managers. The reason there is a wage freeze is because Ontario is groaning under a debt that has won it the prize for the non-sovereign jurisdiction with the largest per capita debt in the world. You know, cancelling electric plants and such. Rob Ferguson, Toronto Star
