Loblaws President Galen Weston Got A Raise After Being Considered “Underpaid”

After consultants deemed Loblaws president and chairman Galen Weston was “underpaid” in 2021, he received a 55 per cent raise the following year.

According to CBC News, Weston’s salary jumped from $5.4 million to $8.4 million in a year’s time.

When Twitter users got a hold of the news that Weston was called “underpaid,” they had some thoughts, especially considering the rising price of groceries in Canada.

One user took it upon themselves to photoshop Weston’s shirt in the ad he filmed for the No Name brand.

Another person said a 55 per cent raise would bring them over the poverty line.

Podcast host Ryan Lindley tweeted that Weston’s yearly raise equalled the same amount the Daily Bread Food Bank needs to run on a monthly basis.

Journalist Elizabeth Renzetti compared Weston’s salary to public support workers who, on average, make less than $50,000 per year.

And back to the jokes, one Twitter user kindly asked to borrow the consultants Loblaws used.

It got grim for one person who claimed to be an employee of Loblaws. They hoped that, given Weston’s raise, the company could pay for the 13-week time off they gave him after he suffered a heart attack.

Finally, someone posted Weston’s net worth to compare to his yearly income.

Loblaws earned over half a billion dollars in profit last quarter.