Editor:
After only three years on the job, Julie Payette resigned only to “try” to save face before getting fired and getting a 150K annual pension and a 206K annual expense account to boot, both for life!
In the private sector she would get zero when resigning or be terminated for cause.
Change the Government General’s Act, to avoid this type of government troughing going forward, just like laws and policies are changed or updated when they do not make sense.
I can see that former excellent Governor Generals such as David Johnston do good work for the country. However, a pension should be “earned” over time and not a reward for messing up in a short period of time.
Sadly, and to make matters worse, dedicated employees have left and lost their jobs because of her and her cohort’s abusive behaviour and toxic work environment. These employees had the courage to speak up only to find out that their former abuser is riding off in the sunset (or should I say “fly off in space”) with a fat pension.
Julie Payette might want to consider refusing the pension and maintain some level of integrity. What about her assistant abuser, Assunta Di Lorenzo, is she cashing in as well? It is beyond comprehension.
Explain this to all the Canadians who are scraping by, lost their jobs or businesses in these challenging times. No wonder Canadians get infuriated and lose all faith in politicians and government.
Of course Prime Minister Fluffy does not answer any questions, refuses to accept any level of responsibility and happily dances around questions as he always does and simply cuts another cheque. All of this nonsense on the heels of many elected officials blissfully ignoring their own imposed COVID-19 restrictions only to disappear to a beach somewhere to tan their hypocritical butts. The sad thing is that we reap what we sow.
Hans Verbeek
