Ontario Sunshine List 2000

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The $100,000 disclosure threshold has not been adjusted for inflation since 1996. $100,000 in 2000 is worth about $172,117 in 2025 dollars.

2000 data last updated 2026-03-25.

2000 Overview

On the List

10,352

+27.4% vs 1999

Total Compensation

$1.3B

Salaries + taxable benefits

Average Salary

$126,235

+1.3% vs 1999

Top Earner

$1,895,213

Eugene Preston · salary + benefits

Year over Year

Employee count change: +27.4% (2,227)

Average salary change: +1.3% ($1,655)

Top Earners
2000

Top earners, 2000
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Eugene Preston	Ontario Power Generation	EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer	$1,892,276	$1,895,213
2	Ronald W. Osborne	Ontario Power Generation	President & CEO	$1,767,870	$1,774,008
3	G. Carl Andognini	Ontario Power Generation	Special Nuclear Advisor	$1,684,621	$1,688,537
4	Eleanor Clitheroe	Hydro One	President + CEO - Hydro One	$1,249,598	$1,370,295
5	Brian Debs	Ontario Power Generation	Vice President, Employee Services	$1,009,075	$1,012,315
6	Chuck Gyles	Ontario Power Generation	Senior VP, Human Resources	$984,578	$985,808
7	Rick Machon	Ontario Power Generation	VP, Management Systems	$756,094	$756,851
8	David Williams	Workplace Safety & Insurance Brd	President & CEO	$752,436	$753,138
9	Rod Taylor	Hydro One	Exec VP, Planning & Development	$650,446	$669,286
10	Malen Ng	Hydro One	Executive VP/ CFO	$612,038	$631,234

#1Eugene Preston

$1,895,213

Ontario Power Generation·EVP, Chief Nuclear Officer

#2Ronald W. Osborne

$1,774,008

Ontario Power Generation·President & CEO

#3G. Carl Andognini

$1,688,537

Ontario Power Generation·Special Nuclear Advisor

#4Eleanor Clitheroe

$1,370,295

Hydro One·President + CEO - Hydro One

#5Brian Debs

$1,012,315

Ontario Power Generation·Vice President, Employee Services

#6Chuck Gyles

$985,808

Ontario Power Generation·Senior VP, Human Resources

#7Rick Machon

$756,851

Ontario Power Generation·VP, Management Systems

#8David Williams

$753,138

Workplace Safety & Insurance Brd·President & CEO

#9Rod Taylor

$669,286

Hydro One·Exec VP, Planning & Development

#10Malen Ng

$631,234

Hydro One·Executive VP/ CFO

See the full top 100 →

Sector Breakdown
2000

Total compensation by sector

Biggest Year-over-Year Increases
1999 → 2000

Anthony Salerno at Ontario Financing Authority had the largest increase in disclosed pay on the 2000 Sunshine List: $233,692 to $388,601, up 66.3%.

A year-over-year increase or decrease in disclosed pay can include overtime, a retroactive payment, a vacation payout or severance, not only a change in base pay, rate, or role — the Sunshine List discloses total salary paid that year, not a pay rate. This list is ranked by the dollar increase, not by the percentage shown.

Biggest year-over-year raises, 1999–2000
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Anthony Salerno	Ontario Financing Authority	CEO & Vice Chair,Ont.Financing Authority	$233,692	$388,601	+66.3%
Glen Whyte	University of Toronto	Prof Org Behavior & Asc Dean, Curriculum	$119,319	$216,260	+81.2%
Sam Marafioti	Sunnybrook & Women's College	Vice President & CIO	$141,419	$237,373	+67.9%
Wedad Hanna	Sunnybrook & Women's College	Pathologist-in-Chief	$195,000	$287,499	+47.4%
George Browman	Cancer Care Ontario	CEO/Medical Oncologist	$106,045	$191,194	+80.3%
Peter Pauly	University of Toronto	Prof Business Econ & Asc Dean Res & AcdR	$206,466	$285,091	+38.1%
Jay Naster	Ontario Securities Commission	Special Counsel	$140,225	$216,177	+54.2%
John Porter Veinot	University of Ottawa	Prof. Clin. (M.D.)	$120,423	$193,156	+60.4%
Baldwin Toye	University of Ottawa	Prof. Clin. (M.D.)	$107,051	$179,587	+67.8%
Susan Dent	Cancer Care Ontario	Medical Oncologist	$105,163	$176,081	+67.4%

Anthony Salerno+66.3%

Ontario Financing Authority·CEO & Vice Chair,Ont.Financing Authority

$233,692 → $388,601

Glen Whyte+81.2%

University of Toronto·Prof Org Behavior & Asc Dean, Curriculum

$119,319 → $216,260

Sam Marafioti+67.9%

Sunnybrook & Women's College·Vice President & CIO

$141,419 → $237,373

Wedad Hanna+47.4%

Sunnybrook & Women's College·Pathologist-in-Chief

$195,000 → $287,499

George Browman+80.3%

Cancer Care Ontario·CEO/Medical Oncologist

$106,045 → $191,194

Peter Pauly+38.1%

University of Toronto·Prof Business Econ & Asc Dean Res & AcdR

$206,466 → $285,091

Jay Naster+54.2%

Ontario Securities Commission·Special Counsel

$140,225 → $216,177

John Porter Veinot+60.4%

University of Ottawa·Prof. Clin. (M.D.)

$120,423 → $193,156

Baldwin Toye+67.8%

University of Ottawa·Prof. Clin. (M.D.)

$107,051 → $179,587

Susan Dent+67.4%

Cancer Care Ontario·Medical Oncologist

$105,163 → $176,081

Biggest Cuts
1999 → 2000

Jerry Dermer at York University had the largest decrease in disclosed pay on the 2000 Sunshine List: $250,143 to $135,406, down 45.9%.

Biggest year-over-year cuts, 1999–2000
Name	Employer	Position	Previous	Current	Change
Jerry Dermer	York University	Professor, Schulich School of Bus.	$250,143	$135,406	-45.9%
David Conklin	University of Western Ontario	Professor	$194,443	$112,013	-42.4%
Andrew Brandt	LCBO	Chair & C.E.O.	$165,295	$104,050	-37.1%
Robert McMurtry	University of Western Ontario	Professor / Clinical MD	$226,000	$173,500	-23.2%
Normand Allaire	Runnymede Chronic Care Hospital	President/CEO	$207,111	$161,150	-22.2%
Mary Ellen Kirk	London Health Sciences Centre	Pathologist	$140,441	$104,545	-25.6%
Larry Gee	LCBO	Executive V-P	$240,877	$206,163	-14.4%
John Feightner	University of Western Ontario	Professor / Clinical MD	$174,796	$141,260	-19.2%
Howard Teall	Wilfrid Laurier University	Professor	$129,637	$100,715	-22.3%
Patricia M. Campbell	Sunnybrook & Women's College	President & CEO of WCACC	$244,399	$218,176	-10.7%

Jerry Dermer-45.9%

York University·Professor, Schulich School of Bus.

$250,143 → $135,406

David Conklin-42.4%

University of Western Ontario·Professor

Robert McMurtry-23.2%

University of Western Ontario·Professor / Clinical MD

$226,000 → $173,500

Normand Allaire-22.2%

Runnymede Chronic Care Hospital·President/CEO

$207,111 → $161,150

Mary Ellen Kirk-25.6%

London Health Sciences Centre·Pathologist

University of Western Ontario·Professor / Clinical MD

$174,796 → $141,260

Howard Teall-22.3%

Wilfrid Laurier University·Professor

$129,637 → $100,715

Patricia M. Campbell-10.7%

Sunnybrook & Women's College·President & CEO of WCACC

$244,399 → $218,176

New to the List
2000

3,856 people are new to the 2000 Sunshine List. The highest-paid was Graham A. Brown at Ontario Power Generation ($625,070).

New to the list, 2000
#	Name	Employer	Position	Salary	Total
1	Graham A. Brown	Ontario Power Generation	Chief Operating Officer	$625,070	$625,936
2	Courtney Pratt	Hydro One	President & CEO, OH Networks	$474,216	$479,301
3	William R. Robinson	Ontario Power Generation	Senior Vice President, Pickering A	$455,216	$466,096
4	John Wedge	Hospital for Sick Children, The	Surgeon-In-Chief	$436,259	$500,599
5	Hugh O'Brodovich	Hospital for Sick Children, The	Paediatrician-In-Chief	$355,347	$360,178
6	John R. Bolden	Independent Electricity Market Op.	Director, IT & Services	$340,287	$340,566
7	Rita Burak	Cabinet Office	Secretary of Cabinet	$325,203	$331,327
8	Michael Bagale	Ontario Power Generation	Dir., Engineering - Pickering B Nuclear	$318,373	$319,019
9	Paul Babyn	Hospital for Sick Children, The	Radiologist-In-Chief	$314,851	$315,628
10	Joseph Plona	Ontario Power Generation	Director, Station Engineering	$313,800	$314,195