Renfrew’s Fire Chief Told He’s Too Old for the Job at 61

Renfrew fire chief Guy Longtin is out of a job simply because he is 61 years old.

“My employment was not terminated for cause, or for any other reason other than I am now older than the town’s newly created policy on mandatory retirement age for their fire chief,” Longtin said in a Facebook post.

Can you be forced out of your job because you are “too old”? Employment Lawyer Alex Lucifero, of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, answered that question with Bill Carroll on The Morning Rush on Newstalk 580 CFRA in Ottawa.