Fired boss sues OLG for $8.8M

Kelly McDougal, president of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. was given the option to fire someone, or else. She chose the "or else"option and lost her job that payed her $400,000. She wanted to give the Government a "symbol of change," and intends to sue over the firing. "The damage that has been done to her through the mouths of the minister of finance and the premier of this province will haunt her for the rest of her career and severely limit her opportunities for re-employment at a similar or equal level," the notice says. McDougald is suing Ontario, Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and OLG. She says that the damage that has been done to her is "irreplaceable" and worth $8.8 million. Kelly says that she met with OLG chairman Michael Gough on August 27, and was told to take OLG's chief financial officer John Black's job away from him. She was also insisted to fire one other person, who's name has not been released. "When Ms. McDougald made it clear that she was not prepared to terminate the employment of any senior executive at OLG for cause, the minister ultimately decided to terminate the employment of some other senior executive at OLG for cause, namely, Ms. McDougald," the notice states. Duncan and Premier Dalton McGuinty have insulted McDougald publically.

I have to agree with Ms. McDougal's decission to quit being president of Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. I believe that you have to be happy in a workplace and she obviously wasn't. The only thing I don't agree with amount of money being sued because she earned $400,000 last year, and now she may make $8.8 million just because she said no to someone. This incident is getting very public and I can't see how she could win this in trial.