Sapsford’s $762K payout: salary or severance?

While Premier Dalton McGuinty won’t be in an election campaign for another five months, Tuesday he was in the hot seat.

The opposition repeatedly questioned a former deputy health minister’s salary — and how it was buried in the budget for Hamilton Health Sciences.
Ron Sapsford was paid $762,000 last year after he quit amidst the e-health scandal.
As Cristina Tenaglia tells us: despite demands to know why this happened — the government, Sapsford and HHS are all remaining tight-lipped.