You just know that if this guy was tapped to run in the next election as a Conservative, the Minister of Defense would be bitching about this just the same. Petty political posturing is just so beneath The Harper Canada.
Anyway the story says this guy moved 18 times during his 35 year military career, so basically every couple years. Now he's moving into a smaller house.
Maybe on top of the real estate fees and any other legal mumbo jumbo to deal with, he hired someone to get rid of all his family's excess stuff that he can't take with him? That's pricey. Then someone to pack up and move the rest of his stuff, which ain't free either.
Yada yada yada... If the expenses turn out to be stuff like "paid brother 11 grand to dispose of fridge and clean out garage" and "rented neighbour's truck for $1000 an hour" then this is dodgy.
If it's an old guy who took advantage of a gold-plated policy to move on the company dime at the end of his career, then good for him. Sounds like he's earned it.
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