Quebec sacks head of the ARTM
Quebec has sacked Patrick Savard, who’s headed the ARTM (Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain) since 2022. According to La Presse, it’s largely because he insisted on holding two jobs – he was heading the transit authority and the Quebec order of engineers, each job paying at least $200K. His argument? Running the ARTM wasn’t a full‑time job.
A haute fonctionnaire called Ginette Sylvain will be top cat at the ARTM now.
Nicholas 23:22 on 2024-07-17 Permalink
If it wasn’t a full time job, he didn’t need a full time salary. I’m sure $20,000 a year would have been fine.
Uatu 10:20 on 2024-07-18 Permalink
This just confirms that artm was run half assed.