Interesting Mr Butts chose to speak out on this issue personally. Appears he was the one who recommended Mr Sarkar to PM for the job and seeks, through Twitter of all social mediums, support from his loyal supporters for this decision including the high salary. This method allows him to not be held accountable - he does not have to answer the questions many appear to have after his tweets. Is this the new means for PMO to communicate to Canadian public or just to his followers? I wonder if anyone is having any second thoughts about this and/or are looking for a salary bump too?

PS, Mr Sarkar works for US Ambassador, a 30K difference in salary many would take for as an insult - especially when you compare the high degree of responsibility an Ambassador has.

Unbelievable