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.
Origin
Source: Toronto Star
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.
Origin
Source: Toronto Star
No comments:
Post a Comment