Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Outgoing RCMP commissioner will still get a Mountie paycheck

OTTAWA—RCMP Commissioner Bill Elliott may soon be gone but he won’t be forgotten, at least by the folks in payroll.

That’s because even after he takes on his new post at Interpol, the RCMP will still be paying his salary, the Star has learned.

Interpol announced in July the former national security adviser to Prime Minister Stephen Harper would become Interpol’s special representative to the United Nations, a three-year posting that starts in November.

Elliott’s expenses and travel costs while based in New York City will be paid by Interpol.

When asked about the arrangement, Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said “I’m not familiar with that.” Asked if it’s appropriate, Toews said “I don’t even know if it’s true.”

RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Patricia Flood said Elliott’s new position “is a secondment to Interpol by the government of Canada.”

“His salary will be covered by the RCMP as part of the contribution that Canada is making to international security through Interpol.”

The search for a new commissioner is still underway. A change-of-command ceremony is being planned for mid-November, suggesting the appointment could soon be announced.

Elliott takes up the Interpol job recently held by RCMP deputy commissioner Harper Boucher who continued to be paid by the RCMP as he was “also on secondment.”

But the RCMP did not pay the salary of former commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli, who retired from the force before he went to an Interpol job in Lyon, France.

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Source: Toronto Star 

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