After a lengthy review, Auditor General Terry Paddon said Monday that the provincial government hounded former Nalcor boss Ed Martin out of his job. He had no choice but leave and since he never quit and no one fired him, Martin was entitled to the multi-million separation payments he got
"The events which [sic] occurred in the months leading up to Mr.
Martin’s cessation of employment and which culminated in the wording in the
Budget speech on April 14, 2016 and subsequent comments to the media by
Government officials were tantamount to constructive dismissal."
What's truly bizarre, though, is the behaviour Paddon considered to be harassment.