Toronto-area Liberal MP Leona Alleslev crosses the floor to join Conservatives

[Blackadder1916]

Not having heard of this MP before today, I had to do a little research.  Surprisingly, no one had yet mentioned that she is ex-military, an RMC grad.

The Commons webmaster seems to be very quick off the mark, her party affiliation must have been changed within minutes of her "ratting".
https://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Leona-Alleslev(88671)

Digging down deeper (though actually only a cursory look) into her parliamentary participation, there's not a lot that would indicate that she was overtly disapproving of her former party's policies or performance.  Probably the most controversial reference to her on google would be the 2009 lawsuit in which she was the plaintiff and the appeal the following year that upheld the judgement in her favour.

 

[dimsum]

Not having heard of this MP before today, I had to do a little research.  Surprisingly, no one had yet mentioned that she is ex-military, an RMC grad.

CBC Radio One mentioned today that she retired as a Capt in the RCAF.

 

[dapaterson]

From the timing, looks like someone who took advantage of FRP.

 

[Blackadder1916]

From the timing, looks like someone who took advantage of FRP.

Seems like it coincided with the completion of her obligatory service commitment following grad from RMC.

From her lawsuit:

Leona Alleslev-Krofchak

[11]                            In 2002, Alleslev-Krofchak (DOB March 16, 1968) had a B.A. in history and politics and one year of a Masters in Business Administration.  She started her career in the Canadian Military in 1991, as a second lieutenant, logistics officer at Comox.  By 1994, Alleslev-Krofchak had risen to the rank of captain.  She joined a small team, made up mostly of majors and lieutenant colonels, who traveled to various bases and made recommendations on cost-saving measures.  By 1995, Alleslev-Krofchak was an analyst working on alternative service delivery, business transformation and change management activities for the Canadian Military – all cost-saving initiatives.  Alleslev-Krofchak became known for her excellent work and was recruited to work at the DGAEPM office in Ottawa as the alternative service delivery coordinator.  She was responsible for advising on and managing the move to global outsourcing of maintenance of the various air fleets under performance-based contracts.  The CF-18 fleet was the first tackled, through a pilot project.


[12]                            In April 1996, Alleslev-Krofchak retired from the Military under the Force Reduction Program.  From 1996 to 2003, Alleslev-Krofchak worked predominantly as a consultant with DND, assisting DGAEPM in planning the steps to move to performance-based contracting for air fleet maintenance.  She did this through various companies that had professional and engineering support services (“PESS”) contracts with DND.  Two such companies were Valcom, the corporate Defendant, and ARINC, through which Alleslev-Krofchak was contracting her services at the time the events leading to this litigation unfolded.  Both before her retirement from the Forces, and subsequently while she was working on the SSC project, Alleslev-Krofchak was recognized as a leader in managing change to performance-based contracting.

 

[Cloud Cover]

That was quite the chapter and verse decision.
Edit to ask: AK was engaged in an extremely complicated advisor/consulting position as an independent contractor providing services to 2 companies engaged on the same project with DND.  How common is that with ex CF members to set themselves up that way ?  The way she was treated was awful, but sadly not untypical in today's cut throat corporate world.

 

[dapaterson]

Very common for Government to contract one firm which in turn subcontracts the actual resources.  ADGA, Calian and Valcom are all largely "virtual" companies, assembling groups of sub-contractors to meet Government RFPs.

Hilarity ensues when multiple companies offer the same sub-contractors in their bids.

 

[my72jeep]

That was quite the chapter and verse decision.
Edit to ask: AK was engaged in an extremely complicated advisor/consulting position as an independent contractor providing services to 2 companies engaged on the same project with DND.  How common is that with ex CF members to set themselves up that way ?  The way she was treated was awful, but sadly not untypical in today's cut throat corporate world.

My brother was retired on a Friday from the AirForce as a parts buyer, started on Monday for the company redoing the C130’s.