Federal government to stop paying British Columbia woman for job she doesn’t have

There appears to be an end in sight for the strange predicament of a B.C. woman who was being paid by the federal government for a job she was hired for but never actually did.

Vanita Lindsay said that she has been told the bi-weekly payments – which have amounted to nearly $9,000 since they started appearing in her bank account over the summer – will stop.

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[whitepanther]

Its pathetic that a someone who is unemployed is more responsible than the entire federal government.

[JSRTales]

wow thanks gov how many more you are paying for free

[redrostova]

Fun fact: her supervisor was also not working but keeps getting paid

[cindycreateforlife]

Basically, she’s a politician now, like a lot of them, she’s getting paid for a job she’s not doing! What sets her apart is, she is honest and is trying to return the money!

[johnnystones]

Our public servants haven't got a clue.

[yayaevery]

Don’t spend the money. Place the money in a HYSA. When the government comes to collect, you’ll have earned some interest.

[Macky]

I bet her supervisor is also sitting in the Bahamas sipping don perrion and getting paid to not answer her emails.

[Bkaas]

I wonder how many mistakes like this happen. Ridiculous.

[procurement]

Surprised she never got promoted for doing more work than everyone else

[kjw]

Thanks for being honest and doing your part to return the tax payer money!

[RH-kmdu]

So where can one apply for this position? Sounds like a great gig!

[bobinabuddy]

Makes me so angry when I am trying to get my owed retroactive GIS and it’s been over a year…..gov couldn’t find its ass with hands tied behind their back….pathetic !

[Gabrielle]

So much respect for this woman’s honesty! 👏👏😊

[spyderativ]

LOL. Love this lady. Wish more Canadians are like her. Honest with integrity. Definitely our federal government is spending money like it’s not their money.

[Thebutcher]

Just imagine how are getting money like this and are just staying quiet

[thiessmonkey]

I’ve been wondering how our government has managed to spend so much money for such little return. Between this, SDTC, $9 million condos for Trudeau’s friends, $200, 000 airplane meals, it’s all starting to make a lot of sense

[stagunner]

There are many government employees who need to get back in the office....

[Mymumsey]

...and you know what? The government will probably fine her, or charge her interest for their mistake.

[kirstinmorrell]

And then the government will take her to court, unnecessarily because she is willing to give the money back, and then they will charge her under the tax act, because after she has given the money back, they will then charge her taxes on it. That's how the Canadian government works.

[robynhayward]

Shout out to the cat who just HAD to be on camera 😂😂😂