Mr. Speaker, as I said before, the privacy law prevents me from commenting on any individual but myself.
In my own particular case, when I voluntarily left my job with the Royal Bank to enter politics, as was normal practice I received a severance package.
In this particular case, I can tell the hon. member that the Privy Council Office is considering this in line with standard practices.
I cannot really comment further except to say that my own example indicates that this is normal under such conditions.