Criticism
In April 2010, criticism of the $471,874 salary collected by MaRS CEO Ilse Treurnicht in 2008 was raised It also criticized government-led funding, lack of accountability and rigor in measuring results, claims of public-private partnerships and the absence of visible-minorities among MaRS's team of advisors.
On Aug. 27, 2010, the National Post relayed some of these criticisms
Renewed criticism was published in 2011, pointing in particular to the $100,000 increase in salary of MaRS CEO, her $534,000 salary in 2010, and questioning the public and private funding of the phase 2 expansion. The Toronto Sun published articles on the topic as well, questioning the high compensation levels at the institution.
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