Dingwall got $418,000 package!

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Atlantic Canada's best known Dingwall is entitled to ding Canadian taxpayers for a compensation package related to his forced resignation from the Royal Canadian Mint . In total, Dingwall will take home a cool $417,780 along with associated pension benefits.
http://www.atlanticcanadalive.com/content/view/12/2/

 

[FiveParadox]

If he was indeed privy to such benefits, and there is no legal reason to deny him the same, then he should receive those benefits. If there is some legal reason that would warrant withholding those benefits, then the Government should do so — however, in the absence of any such reason, his severence package must be honoured, in my opinion.

 

[zoofer]

Dingwall can feel satisfied but taxpayers are not.
In fact they are royally pissed off.

So the Fiberals fired him but didn't admit it. They should be stuck with his pork, not us.

 

[FiveParadox]

Considering Mr. Dingwall's benefits come to just over one cent per person, I honestly doubt that the average taxpayer would particularly care.

 

[Hank C]

A penny saved is a penny earned! dammit I am going to raid the TAKE A PENNY JAR next time i'm at the gen store.

 

[zoofer]

Figure it out to per taxpayer, not the 2/3 who do not pay taxes. Then multiply it by the millions of similar unreported feasts at the trough.

 

[Hank C]

Re: RE: Dingwall got $418,000 package!

Figure it out to per taxpayer, not the 2/3 who do not pay taxes. Then multiply it by the millions of similar unreported feasts at the trough.

:lol:

 

[Durgan]

Mr Dingwall's expertise will be sorely missed. The Canadian people should be thankful such people are willing to serve out interests.
God Save the Queen! Oh, Canada, I stand on Guard for thee!

Durgan.

 

[iamcanadian]

It's all part of the same mentality of entittlement.

The guy quits and the gets paid severance. What a load of CRAP!

They all work together in things like this so that when its their turn to quit they get the same treatment and benefits.

If you are not part of the network, you can cry and sue all you want and no money will ever be paid regardless of the law or entittlement.

Halton School Board do the same last year.
Peel did the same with their CAO.
Halton likely the same with their CAO.
You name it, and they follow this example. It's likely many tens of millions of dollars per year given away this way.

It makes no sense. When was the last time anyone quit a real job and got paiid severance?

It's so far away from reality it's sureal.

Sure anyone could get $30 Million dollars and it would only cost the taxpayers $1.00 each. Let all take turns receiving $1.00 from everyone in the country and retire on an exotic island somewhere.

 

[#juan]

What is a load of crap,

Is all the fuss over a normal termination package. Dingwall took the job based on the rules that were in place at the time of his hiring. Those rules also determined the pay out he was entitled to. The $418,000.00 is not out of line with what is normal practice in private industry.

CTV.ca News

The federal government has paid David Dingwall, the former president of the Royal Canadian Mint, a compensation package for his forced resignation.

The government said it is following a binding arbitration ruling by paying Dingwall, also a one-time Liberal cabinet minister, $417,780 along with associated pension benefits.

 

[Colpy]

#Juan, what you say is only true if he was let go.

If he quit he is entitled to zip, SFA, nadda, and a large goose egg.

The Liberal government, and Dingwall, all claimed he quit "for the good of the Mint"

Either they all lied (big surprize) or the severance is another rip-off by the Liberals for their buddy.

 

[#juan]

Hi Colpy

The thing went to binding arbitration and the government had no choice, Did the Liberals hire the arbitrator? I don't have that answer.

 

[zoofer]

IMO I think he quit for a fat package. When that didn't go over too well they belatedly said he was fired. That way he would deserve his severence. So the Liberals lied to Canadians. They fired Dingy but did not mention it. Or the didn't mention it because they did not fire him. Then later fired him and cut him his cheque 2 days before the election.
Thank goodness sane Canadians had enough sense to boot out this sleazy government.

 

[#juan]

By the same token Colpy

Private Industry is always giving out golden handshakes. If you are above a middle manager, you can expect a pretty fine termination package if let go before normal retirement. Last year some divisional manager at GM walked away with about ten million dollars.

Additionally, the Liberal government left the country in a hell of a lot better shape than the last Conservative government.

 

[TenPenny]

I don't understand what the problem is; he was hunted down by Harper for no real reason, and canned from his job. Tell me, if Harper forced your boss to fire you for no reason, wouldn't you expect your package that was spelled out in your contract?

All the bullshit Harper spewed about his expenses was utter nonsense. I'd like to see Harper's expense account now, item by item. Since we now have to pay the RCMP to accompany his kids to school. Let's see the bills on that one, shall we?

What utter crap.

 

[iamcanadian]

Binding Arbitratin was the scam from the start.

If he had been forced to sue and prove things it would not have turned out like this.

It was a scam. Everything government administrators do between themselves that involves money is ALWAYS a scam.

 

[#juan]

Binding Arbitratin was the scam from the start.

If he had been forced to sue and prove things it would not have turned out like this.

It was a scam. Everything government administrators do between themselves that involves money is ALWAYS a scam.

I say "Prove it"., "Prove it", and "Prove it". Your saying so does not prove anything. You are welcome to have any opinion you like but without documentation, it is just an opinion.

 

[Colpy]

I don't think any part of this was a scam.

I think Dingwall lied to a Parliamentary Committee, I think Paul Martin lied to Parliament and the Canadian people, and I think the Liberals covered it all up until after the election.

Dingwall, if he got his real entitlement, wouldn't be able to sit down for a week.

But legally, if he was fired, he gets compensation.

Thank God this country is no longer ruled by the Liberals.

 

[FiveParadox]

Colpy, if Mr. Dingwall was indeed forced into resignation, then he should be entitled to whatever "entitlements" that such a thing would entitle him to. Forgive the overuse of the expression, lol.

For a Government of Canada to pick and choose when it should honour its contractual obligations, and when it should not, would be quite hypocritical and unacceptable, in my opinion.

 

[tawker]

RE: Dingwall got $418,000

1c per person by thousands of Canadians. It is total abuse of expense accounts. While it was "within guidelines" are screwy guidelines acceptable?