Wow. If the folks in Natural Resources ever run low on coal, they could always check out that motherlode at one end of their minister’s aorta:
Federal cabinet representative John Efford has been accused of political meddling in a case involving a former staffer with a complaint heading to the Human Rights Commission.
Rodney Mercer, a former aide in Efford’s office in Ottawa, was dismissed last summer. He claims his diagnosis of epilepsy and a seizure he suffered led to his dismissal, just hours after he notified Efford’s office.
– CBC Newfoundland & Labrador (First noted by Paul Wells)
According to Mercer, his severance pay was slashed after he complained about his dismissal to the Canadian Human Rights Commission… where one of Efford’s closest allies was subsequently appointed.
And indeed, the CBC has two letters signed by Efford posted on their web site: one dated August 5th, authorizing six months of separation pay, and the second dated two months later, cutting that amount in half.
Charming.
