CALGARY, CANADA... MAYOR JYOTI GONDEK'S CHIEF OF STAFF PAID $100K, AFTER HIS ABRUPT DISMISSAL

By Chandrayee Roy Choudhury, Canada; Stephen Carter, former Chief of Staff to Mayor Jyoti Gondek, received a cash severance after being turfed less than four months into the job. Carter received a lump sum of $104,166.65, subject to deductions.



Carter confirmed the severance figure. The payment was made roughly two weeks after being dismissed.

“I did not ask to be fired, nor was any reason provided,” Carter told when he was reached Wednesday evening.



“My severance, in my opinion, was granted for two reasons: to ensure I was not vocal about the unjust nature of my dismissal and to avoid embarrassing litigation.”



Carter maintains he was given no cause for the dismissal.