Overview

• The premier’s office says the pay aligns with what other provinces spend, citing Ontario’s $364,000 representative and a separate $600,000 contract with a Washington lobbying firm.
• Progressive Conservative Leader Obby Khan called the compensation preposterous and questioned Richard Madan’s lack of trade background and measurable results.
• Government officials say Madan set up an office inside the Canadian embassy, met with business and agriculture groups, and is organizing a Capitol Hill advocacy day.
• The Washington operation carries an annual budget of $800,000, which the government says covers office costs, travel, and staff.
• Madan, a former CTV and CBC reporter who worked in Washington as a correspondent, will earn more than Manitoba’s premier and Winnipeg’s mayor under current salaries reported by CBC.