Kelly Block, the Conservative MP for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, has tabled a private member's bill to force the disclosure of the salaries of chiefs and band councillors.
This bill may be well intentioned, but if this comes across as just another dictate from above it will be seen as more colonial meddling.
The public has a right to know what our leaders are paid, so I'm in favour of the principle involved here. The disclosure of annual salaries is important but so are expenses, such as travel and additional per diems.
After all it is First Nations' public money.
But the issue must first be considered in context. If one is to reveal a person's salary, then it stands to reason that the accompanying job description should also be revealed.
