IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A FREE GIFT

Canada's Defence Minister, Mr. Sajjan received severance pay from the Canadian Armed Forces when he quit the reserve force Oct. 21, two days after the federal election.  He is one of several MPs to receive such severance.
“We always find it curious when there are jobs where there is severance offered for voluntarily leaving,” Aaron Wudrick, the president of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

“These are public dollars. Severance is supposed to be for situations where an individual faces a sudden loss of employment—you know, against their own will. It is not supposed to be a free gift to people who choose to leave their jobs.”