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The University of Ottawa faculty association is asking the province to investigate a $132,000 raise given to a senior university vice-president, a raise that came, the association says, while the university was required by law to keep salaries frozen.
In a letter to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Reza Moridi, the association urges a “transparent public investigation” into the raises given to vice-president of research Dr. Mona Nemer and to Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, dean of the School of Medicine, the person who approved the raise.
Nemer’s pay jumped to $392,058 in 2014, from $259,754 in 2012 according to Ontario’s sunshine salary disclosure list, an increase of 50 per cent in two years. The association complained about the increase to the university’s board of governors this summer.
A $30,000 stipend paid to Dr. Mona Nemer, a University of Ottawa researcher, has prompted complaints from the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.
The university says $120,000 of that increase comes from four years’ worth of a $30,000 annual stipend that was paid in a lump sum to Nemer for her work as a cardiovascular scientist and is not related to work as an administrator.
“The salaries provided to our executives remain compliant with provincial law,” university president Allan Rock said in a July 13th letter to the Board of Governors.
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The association wasn’t satisfied with that response.
“They were just not taking this seriously, so we decided to contact the minister of training, colleges and universities,” said Jennifer Dekker, president of the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.
“It’s particularly troubling that it wasn’t paid out annually … It was $120,000 paid out at once. There’s never been an explanation for that.”
Ontario’s Bill 55 — The Strong Action for Ontario Act — of 2012 put an indefinite freeze on public sector salaries.
The sunshine list shows that Bradwejn’s own salary jumped nine per cent in 2014, to $422,571 from $386, 998.
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, dean of medicine at the University of Ottawa
“There is a law in place that precludes any university administrator from getting any kind of increase in compensation, whether it’s a cash payment or any kind of benefit. For that reason alone, we think it’s illegal,” Dekker said.
“Ultimately, we think it’s fair that the administrators pay back any money that they shouldn’t have received.”
In a statement, the University of Ottawa said it was aware of the APUO letter and is co-operating with the ministry. It reiterated that Nemer is “a world-renowned researcher” whose work is published internationally, is widely cited and has won numerous awards.
It’s not unusual for senior researchers to receive an additional stipend, the statement said, adding that Nemer would receive the $30,000 professorship stipend again next year in addition to her base salary.
The faculty association sent the letter to Moridi on Sept. 25, but has not yet received a response.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
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In a letter to Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Reza Moridi, the association urges a “transparent public investigation” into the raises given to vice-president of research Dr. Mona Nemer and to Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, dean of the School of Medicine, the person who approved the raise.
Nemer’s pay jumped to $392,058 in 2014, from $259,754 in 2012 according to Ontario’s sunshine salary disclosure list, an increase of 50 per cent in two years. The association complained about the increase to the university’s board of governors this summer.
A $30,000 stipend paid to Dr. Mona Nemer, a University of Ottawa researcher, has prompted complaints from the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.
The university says $120,000 of that increase comes from four years’ worth of a $30,000 annual stipend that was paid in a lump sum to Nemer for her work as a cardiovascular scientist and is not related to work as an administrator.
“The salaries provided to our executives remain compliant with provincial law,” university president Allan Rock said in a July 13th letter to the Board of Governors.
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The association wasn’t satisfied with that response.
“They were just not taking this seriously, so we decided to contact the minister of training, colleges and universities,” said Jennifer Dekker, president of the Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa.
“It’s particularly troubling that it wasn’t paid out annually … It was $120,000 paid out at once. There’s never been an explanation for that.”
Ontario’s Bill 55 — The Strong Action for Ontario Act — of 2012 put an indefinite freeze on public sector salaries.
The sunshine list shows that Bradwejn’s own salary jumped nine per cent in 2014, to $422,571 from $386, 998.
Dr. Jacques Bradwejn, dean of medicine at the University of Ottawa
“There is a law in place that precludes any university administrator from getting any kind of increase in compensation, whether it’s a cash payment or any kind of benefit. For that reason alone, we think it’s illegal,” Dekker said.
“Ultimately, we think it’s fair that the administrators pay back any money that they shouldn’t have received.”
In a statement, the University of Ottawa said it was aware of the APUO letter and is co-operating with the ministry. It reiterated that Nemer is “a world-renowned researcher” whose work is published internationally, is widely cited and has won numerous awards.
It’s not unusual for senior researchers to receive an additional stipend, the statement said, adding that Nemer would receive the $30,000 professorship stipend again next year in addition to her base salary.
The faculty association sent the letter to Moridi on Sept. 25, but has not yet received a response.
bcrawford@ottawacitizen.com
Twitter.com/getBAC
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