As Little As They Can Get Away With

Will Dingwall get a severance package? If he does, how big will it be? According to our esteemed government, it will be "as little as [the government] can get away with."
Which would mean no severance package at all.
Right?
Not according to Revenue Minister John McCallum.
"The government will pay to Mr. Dingwall only what it is legally required to pay and not a penny more," says the Revenue Minister. He seems to have forgotten the fact that when an individual quits their job, they are not entitled to severance pay. "This is a matter of law, it is not a matter of political discretion," said the minister... I can't say precisely what law... whether it is the common law or the written law, this is the matter on which the government will take advice."
I an curious to know who the government will take advice from. It's also interesting that the Revenue Minister has no idea which law would relate to his claim that Dingwall is entitled to severance. So much for the idea that our law makers should know what our laws are.
Meanwhile, MP's have voted for Dingwall to appear before a committee to explain his expenses. The article mentions that this is the third time in 18 months that Dingwall has had to appear before such a committee. In 2004, Dingwall appeared before the public accounts committee examining the sponsorship scandal. Earlier this year, Dingwall appeared before the government operations committee to explain how Tim Horton's received an exclusive deal from the Mint to sell a commemorative coin.
How interesting that Dingwall was in some way related to the sponsorship scandal. I would love to hear what his testimony was. I would put my bets on "I don't remember." There was a lot of that going around.