April 19, 2024

RCMP severance payouts may fall to municipalities

The Federal Government is looking to eventually do away with RCMP severance packages but the problem is local governments weren't told. Langley City Mayor Peter Fassbender local governments are realizing they will have to pay for any severance buy outs accepted by RCMP officers.  However Fassbender says figuring out the exact dollar … [Read more...]

More fallout from potentially steep ICBC severance payouts

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation says the BC Government has dropped the ball at ICBC leaving taxpayers on the hook for millions. bc spokesperson jordan bateman says problem number one is "We need better negotiators in government we need people who are there standing up for taxpayers who are grinding down executive compensation deals at the very … [Read more...]

Premier calls ICBC severance payments “ridiculous”

Premier Christy Clark calls the massive payouts toICBC executives 'ridiculous.' The corporation has reduced its executive and announced it plans to chop an additional 250 positions, which would save them 29 million dollars a year.  but through 2013 severance could cost ICBC up to 26 million dollars in a one year expense. Clark says the … [Read more...]

ICBC could be on the hook for millions in severance as they trim staff

While ICBC cuts staff to reduce costs they could be on the hook for millions of dollars in severance payments.    Seven executives were sent packing last week, and ICBC says over a million and half dollars in potential severance could be spent on them alone.    Craig Horton leads the pack with a possible severance pay out of 17 … [Read more...]

Millions in severance paid out by BC Government triggers political back and forth

The BC Conservative party says they have crunched the numbers and discovered bc taxpayers paid a massive bill for saying goodbye to government staffers.  John Cummins says in severance payments to government staff alone taxpayers are on the hook for over $ 62 million over the last seven years.   Cummins says under Premier Christy Clark … [Read more...]

The NDP are crying foul over a big severance package for the former CEO of CLBC.

Shocking that is how the NDP Social Development critic is describing a $ 345,000 severance package to the ex-CEO of Community Living BC.    Nicholas Simons says families who are pleading for government dollars to help with their disabled loved ones will be furious over the news.    Simons questions how Rick Mowles could get a … [Read more...]