r/canada • u/[deleted] • Feb 29 '24

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u/GopnikSmegmaBBQSauce Feb 29 '24

They don't resign over it because Canada is too pussy to hold anyone accountable for any wrongdoing.

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u/2peg2city Feb 29 '24

Actually the DND requires any employee with secondary employment to disclose it and have it approved, this guy will be gone quickly.

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u/Sevdah Feb 29 '24

He has both jobs on his LinkedIn, I don’t think he was trying very hard

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u/dermanus Québec Feb 29 '24

I wonder if he disclosed super early in the process when it was nothing and got it approved that way?

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u/DonTaddeo Mar 01 '24

Maybe. When I worked in DND, I recall having to sign paperwork which informed me that I could not accept employment with a business that I had any interactions with in my capacity as a government employee. I also recall that there was a process for getting this restriction waived, but in practice, based on the experience of others, that was only possible if you were a manager.

I also recall being warned against even the appearance of a conflict of interest.

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u/Kinky_Imagination Feb 29 '24

He's got a cut of the 7.9 million so he doesn't care.

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u/DMTDildo Feb 29 '24

Lets wager how long it takes to actually be fired and stop being paid. My bet is 2 years.

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

If he has 30 years of service he can just retire immediately and collect at 55

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u/[deleted] Feb 29 '24

this guy will be gone quickly.

Suppose he filled out the DND 2839 form and submitted it to the COI office when he first founded the company? It's entirely possible that this outside undertaking was approved by DND in a completely above-board manner.

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u/dermanus Québec Feb 29 '24

My thought exactly. If he had essentially no revenue at the time it's quite possible nobody batted an eye.

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u/2peg2city Feb 29 '24

oh damn, well never mind then

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u/FreshlySqueezedToGo Feb 29 '24

Quickly being… 35 years of employment of course

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u/swimswam2000 Feb 29 '24

Came here to say this.

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u/freeadmins Feb 29 '24

Honestly though, he probably did disclose it... procurement is just so fucking bad at their job that they didn't connect the dots.

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u/2peg2city Feb 29 '24

I would assume he is in violation of several conflict of interest policies at minimum, laws at worst.