The Crown corporation made the termination payment after Dean French, Premier Doug Ford’s top aide at the time, expressed displeasure about OPG’s hiring of Alykhan Velshi in September, 2018
Ontario Power Generation paid more than $131,000 in severance to an executive who was fired because of an intervention on his first day by Premier Doug Ford’s then-chief of staff, according to a document revealed after a four-year freedom-of-information battle.
In a recent decision, IPC adjudicator Jessica Kowalski ordered OPG to disclose Mr. Velshi’s severance amount. OPG spokesman Neal Kelly did not respond to questions from The Globe about the adjudicator’s decision or whether the utility had paid Mr. Velshi for other claims relating to his firing, such as legal fees or general damages. The company also did not answer a question about why it had fired Mr. Velshi.
Mr. Velshi declined comment for this article. Mr. Velshi, who also worked in former prime minister Stephen Harper’s office, was vice-president of corporate and public affairs for the Americas at Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei until January, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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