Colin Parkinson
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His deck will be cleared for action if he wishes to enter politics and run in October.
I wonder if part of his secret "mutually accepted agreement" included not running for political office.Colin P said:His deck will be cleared for action if he wishes to enter politics and run in October.
Baden Guy said:A joint statement from Vice-Adm. Norman and the Department of National Defence says lawyers for both the Canadian government and the military officer have concluded conversations that have resulted in a mutually accepted agreement, and that the senior naval officer has decided not to return to his former post.
I can only hope that his lawyer was able to get a reasonable amount of true justice for the Vice-Adm.
ballz said:The settlement money was spent out of public money, approved through some mechanism that is authorized by legislation and by someone, under that legislation, with authority to do so, either at TB or the MND (if he had authority). The other details of the sentence aside, I'm curious to know how an amount like this would not be public info if an ATI were submitted.
FJAG said:Cabinet confidence!
dapaterson said:My understanding is that Justice holds funding for the GoC to settle such actions; gross amounts paid annually are presumably reported through annual reports to government, but the breakdown of $50 to Norman, $125 000 to FJAG etc would not be provided.
Baden Guy said:. . . What's a Vice Admiral's annual salary..... $125000 range?
Oldgateboatdriver said:. . . or as they say in Newfoundland: "May your big gib draw".
Baden Guy said:Just rumbling through Google and on civy street "compensation for wrongful dismissal" can often be one years salary. Not sure how applicable that would be to this situation? What's a Vice Admiral's annual salary..... $125000 range?