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                                                                   Exhibit 10.15

THIS AGREEMENT MADE EFFECTIVE THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2006.

Between:

         Laidlaw International, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Laidlaw")

and

                        Mary B. Jordan (the "Executive")

WHEREAS, Laidlaw desires to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to be
employed by Laidlaw.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties have agreed that the terms and conditions of the
relationship shall be as follows:

ARTICLE 1 -- DEFINITIONS

Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set
forth below, and when the meaning is intended, the initial letter of the word is
capitalized:

(a)  "Accrued Obligations" means any unpaid amounts with respect to (i) the
     Executive's Base Salary through the Date of Termination, (ii) any
     then-unpaid Annual Bonus or other incentive compensation that the Executive
     may have earned pursuant to the terms of any applicable incentive
     compensation or bonus plan of Laidlaw with respect to any fiscal year or
     other performance period completed prior to the Date of Termination, (iii)
     reimbursement for any properly incurred, unreimbursed business expenses
     incurred prior to termination in accordance with Laidlaw's business
     reimbursement policy applicable to the Executive prior to the Date of
     Termination, and (iv) payments and benefits under the employee benefit and
     incentive plans and perquisite programs of Laidlaw, in accordance with the
     respective terms of those plans and perquisite programs.

(b)  "Agreement" means this employment agreement, as amended from time to time.

(c)  "Annual Bonus" means the annual bonus under Laidlaw's Short Term Incentive
     Plan or any successor annual incentive plan.

(d)  "Base Salary" means the salary of record paid to the Executive as annual
     salary, and as further indicated in Section (a) of Article 4.

(e)  "Board" means the Board of Directors of Laidlaw.

(f)  "Cause" means:

     (i)  the continuous and willful failure or refusal by the Executive to
          perform the Executive's material duties and responsibilities of her
          position with Laidlaw

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          (other than any such failure resulting from the Executive's incapacity
          due to physical or mental illness), which has not ceased within twenty
          (20) days after a written demand for substantial performance is
          delivered to the Executive by Laidlaw, which demand identifies with
          particularity the manner in which Laidlaw believes that the Executive
          has not performed such duties;

     (ii) Executive's willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection
          with Executive's duties hereunder or any willful act or willful
          omission, including a willful failure to abide by the Laidlaw
          International, Inc. Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is
          materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation
          of Laidlaw or any significant Subsidiary;

     (iii) Executive's commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in
          connection with the Executive's duties or in the course of her
          employment with Laidlaw or any Subsidiary;

     (iv) the conviction of the Executive of, or the entering of a plea of nolo
          contendere by, the Executive with respect to a felony; or

     (v)  Executive's breach of the provisions of Article 7 of this Agreement.

     For purposes of this Section (f) and Article 17, no act or omission by the
     Executive shall be considered "willful" unless it is done or omitted in bad
     faith or without reasonable belief that the Executive's action or omission
     was in the best interests of Laidlaw. Any act, or failure to act, based
     upon authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board or
     based upon the advice of counsel for Laidlaw shall be conclusively presumed
     to be done, or omitted to be done, in good faith and in the best interests
     of Laidlaw. A termination of employment shall not be deemed to be for Cause
     unless prior to such termination the Executive shall have received a copy
     of a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than a
     majority of the disinterested membership of the Board at a meeting of such
     Board called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice is provided
     to the Executive and the Executive is given an opportunity to be heard
     before such Board), finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board,
     the Executive is guilty of the conduct described in Subsection (i), (ii),
     (iii), (iv) or (v) of this Section (f) above.

(g)  "Change in Control" means the occurrence during the term of this Agreement
     of any of the following events:

     (i)  the acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning
          of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a "Person") of
          beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
          under the Exchange Act) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the
          then-outstanding Voting Stock; provided, however, that the following
          acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any
          acquisition directly from Laidlaw, (B) any acquisition by Laidlaw, (C)
          any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust)
          sponsored or maintained by Laidlaw or any Subsidiary, or (D) any
          acquisition by any Person

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          pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C)
          of Subsection (iii) of this Section (g);

     (ii) individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (the
          "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason (other than death or
          disability) to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided,
          however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the
          date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by Laidlaw's
          stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the
          directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (either by a specific
          vote or by approval of the proxy statement of Laidlaw in which such
          person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such
          nomination) shall be considered as though such individual were a
          member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding for this purpose, any
          such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result
          of an actual or threatened election contest (within the meaning of
          Rule 14a-11 of the Exchange Act) with respect to the election or
          removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of
          proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board;

     (iii) consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or
          other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Laidlaw
          (a "Business Combination"), unless, in each case, immediately
          following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of
          the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of Voting
          Stock of Laidlaw immediately prior to such Business Combination
          beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent
          (50%) of the then outstanding shares of common stock and the combined
          voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to
          vote generally in the election of directors of the entity resulting
          from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an
          entity which as a result of such transaction owns Laidlaw or all or
          substantially all of Laidlaw's assets either directly or through one
          or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions relative
          to each other as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business
          Combination, of the Voting Stock of Laidlaw, (B) no Person (excluding
          any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any employee
          benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by Laidlaw,
          any Subsidiary or such entity resulting from such Business
          Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, fifteen (15%)
          or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock of the entity
          resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power
          of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the
          extent such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and
          (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of
          the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of
          the Incumbent Board at the time of the execution of the initial
          agreement or of the action of the Board providing for such Business
          Combination; or

     (iv) approval by the stockholders of Laidlaw of a complete liquidation or
          dissolution of Laidlaw.

(h)  "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

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(i)  "Committee" means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the
     Board.

(j)  "Date of Termination" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section (e)
     of Article 6.

(k)  "Effective Date" means the date first above written.

(l)  "Employee Benefits" means the perquisites, benefits and service credit for
     benefits as provided under any and all employee retirement income and
     welfare benefit policies, plans, programs or arrangements in which the
     Executive is entitled to participate, including, without limitation, any
     stock option, performance share, performance unit, stock purchase, stock
     appreciation, savings, pension, supplemental executive retirement, or other
     retirement income or welfare benefit, compensation, incentive compensation,
     group or other life, health, medical/hospital or other insurance (whether
     funded by actual insurance or self-insurance by Laidlaw or a Subsidiary),
     salary continuation, expense reimbursement and other employee benefit
     policies, plans, programs or arrangements.

(m)  "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(n)  "Executive" means Mary B. Jordan.

(o)  "Good Reason" means the occurrence of one or more of the following events
     (regardless of whether any other reason, other than Cause, for such
     termination exists or has occurred, including, without limitation, other
     employment):

     (i)  With respect to the two (2) year period commencing on a Change in
          Control, the failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain the
          Executive in the office or the position, or a substantially equivalent
          office or position, of or with Laidlaw and/or a Subsidiary (or any
          successor thereto by operation of law of or otherwise), as the case
          may be, which the Executive held immediately prior to a Change in
          Control, or the removal of the Executive as a director of Laidlaw
          and/or a Subsidiary (or any successor thereto) if the Executive shall
          have been a director of Laidlaw and/or a Subsidiary immediately prior
          to the Change in Control;

     (ii) With respect to the two (2) year period commencing on a Change in
          Control, (A) a significant adverse change in the nature or scope of
          the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties
          attached to the position with Laidlaw and any Subsidiary which the
          Executive held immediately prior to the Change in Control, (B) a
          reduction in the aggregate of the Executive's Base Salary received
          from Laidlaw and any Subsidiary or the Executive's Incentive Pay
          opportunity from Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries, or (C) the termination
          or denial of the Executive's rights to Employee Benefits or a
          reduction in the scope or value thereof to a level that is
          substantially lower in the aggregate from the level in effect at the
          time of the Change in Control, any of which is not remedied by Laidlaw
          within ten (10) calendar days after receipt by Laidlaw of written
          notice from the Executive of such change, reduction, denial or
          termination, as the case may be;

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     (iii) The liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization
          of Laidlaw or transfer of all or substantially all of its business
          and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation,
          merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to which
          all or substantially all of its business and/or assets have been
          transferred (by operation of law or otherwise) assumes all duties and
          obligations of Laidlaw under this Agreement pursuant to Section (a) of
          Article 14;

     (iv) Laidlaw relocates its principal executive offices (if such offices are
          the principal location of the Executive's work), or requires the
          Executive to have her principal location of work changed, to any
          location that, in either case, increases the Executive's commute to
          work by more than fifty (50) miles without her prior written consent;
          or

     (v)  Without limiting the generality or effect of the foregoing, any
          material breach of this Agreement by Laidlaw or any successor thereto
          which is not remedied by Laidlaw within ten (10) calendar days after
          receipt by Laidlaw of written notice from the Executive of such
          breach.

(p)  "Laidlaw" means Laidlaw International Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(q)  "Notice of Termination" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section
     (d) of Article 6.

(r)  "Retirement Plans" means the retirement income, supplemental executive
     retirement, excess benefits and retiree medical, life and similar benefit
     plans, programs or arrangements of Laidlaw or a Subsidiary in which the
     Executive is entitled to participate.

(s)  "Subsidiary" means an entity in which Laidlaw directly or indirectly
     beneficially owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Voting
     Stock.

(t)  "Target Bonus" has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section (b) of
     Article 4.

(u)  "Voting Stock" means securities entitled to vote generally in the election
     of directors.

ARTICLE 2 -- TERM OF THE AGREEMENT

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall
continue until terminated in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3 -- TITLE; COMMENCEMENT OF EMPLOYMENT; REPORTING

The Executive shall serve as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and
Internal Communications of Laidlaw. The Executive shall report to the Chief
Executive Officer.

ARTICLE 4 -- COMPENSATION

(a)  Unless otherwise provided, all dollar amounts set forth in this Agreement
     shall be in United States Dollars. The Base Salary of the Executive for her
     services is established by

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     the Committee at the annualized rate of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
     ($300,000.00). The Base Salary shall be payable twice monthly on the
     fifteenth (15th) business day and the last business day of each month. The
     Base Salary shall be reviewed annually during Laidlaw's normal review
     period. The review will be undertaken by assessing the Executive's
     achievement of the overall objectives established by the Committee in
     consultation with the Executive and with regard to the market rates of
     remuneration paid for similar duties and responsibilities. As a result of
     such review, the Executive's Base Salary may be increased, but not
     decreased.

(b)  The Executive will be eligible to participate in and be eligible to receive
     an Annual Bonus under Laidlaw's Short Term Incentive Plan or any successor
     plan or program. For each fiscal year of Laidlaw, the Executive's target
     bonus shall be no less than fifty percent (50%) of Base Salary (the "Target
     Bonus") and the maximum bonus shall be no less than one hundred percent
     (100%) of Base Salary. The Executive's right to receive any bonus under
     Laidlaw's Short Term Incentive Plan shall be determined based upon
     measurements established by the Committee after consultation with the
     Executive and as set forth in accordance with Laidlaw's Short Term
     Incentive Plan.

(c)  The Executive shall participate in the Supplemental Executive Retirement
     Plan sponsored by Laidlaw for the benefit of its employees.

(d)  Subject to approval by the Committee, the Executive will be eligible to
     receive equity or equity based grants from time to time. Such grants will
     be on terms and conditions established by the Committee in accordance with
     the Laidlaw International, Inc. Amended and Restated 2003 Equity and
     Performance Incentive Plan or any successor plan.

ARTICLE 5 -- BENEFITS

(a)  AUTOMOBILE

     Laidlaw will provide the Executive with a monthly allowance of One Thousand
     Dollars ($1,000.00) for expenses incurred by the Executive for an
     automobile and its related operating expenses. Laidlaw shall also reimburse
     the Executive for reasonable gas and insurance expenses as incurred,
     provided that the Executive provides to Laidlaw an itemized written account
     and receipts acceptable to Laidlaw.

(b)  EXPENSES

     It is understood and agreed that the Executive will incur expenses in
     connection with her duties under this Agreement, including, but not limited
     to, travel expenses, home facsimile expenses, personal computer expenses
     and telephone expenses. Laidlaw shall reimburse the Executive for any such
     expenses provided that the Executive provides to Laidlaw an itemized
     written account and receipts acceptable to Laidlaw.

(c)  VACATION

     The Executive shall be entitled to five (5) weeks vacation during each
     calendar year. The vacation shall be taken at the discretion of the
     Executive with the understanding that the Executive will take into account
     business needs and operations in scheduling vacation. All vacation earned
     must be taken by the end of the calendar year following accrual or it

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     is forfeited.

(d)  WELFARE BENEFITS

     The Executive shall be entitled to those welfare benefit coverages as are
     offered by Laidlaw to its employees generally (such as medical insurance,
     dental insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance and group term
     life insurance), all in accordance with the employee benefit plans and
     policies maintained by Laidlaw or a Subsidiary for the benefit of employees
     of Laidlaw, and as amended from time to time.

(e)  CLUB MEMBERSHIP

     Laidlaw will reimburse the Executive for the one-time initiation fee in one
     business club that the Executive will use in connection with Laidlaw's
     business. Laidlaw will also reimburse the Executive for ongoing annual dues
     and business-related expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with
     the Executive's membership in such business club.

(f)  PROFESSIONAL EXPENSES

     Laidlaw will reimburse the Executive for up to Five Thousand Dollars
     ($5,000.00) annually for expenses incurred by the Executive in connection
     with the Executive's tax preparation and financial planning.

(g)  POST-TERMINATION RELOCATION REIMBURSEMENT

     In the event Executive's employment is terminated by Laidlaw without Cause
     during the first twelve (12) months of her employment with Laidlaw, Laidlaw
     will reimburse reasonable and appropriate relocation expenses associated
     with moving Executive from the Chicago area to Vancouver or similar
     destination in North America, provided that the Executive provides to
     Laidlaw an itemized written account and receipts acceptable to Laidlaw.

(h)  CHANGE IN CONTROL VESTING

     Upon a Change in Control, and notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
     in any applicable plan, program or agreement, upon the occurrence of a
     Change in Control, all equity incentive awards held by the Executive shall
     become fully vested and all stock options held by the Executive shall
     become fully exercisable.

ARTICLE 6 -- TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

(a)  The parties understand and agree that this Agreement and the Executive's
     employment hereunder may be terminated in the following manner in the
     specified circumstances:

     (i)  The Executive's employment hereunder shall automatically terminate
          upon the death of the Executive.

     (ii) By Laidlaw, if, as a result of the Executive's incapacity due to
          physical or mental illness which is expected to be of more than a
          brief duration, the Executive has been unable to perform the essential
          functions of her job for one hundred and eighty (180) days (whether or
          not consecutive) during any period of eighteen (18) consecutive months
          ("Disability"), and no reasonable accommodation can be made that will
          allow Executive to perform the essential functions of her position

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          with Laidlaw. Upon such termination, the Executive shall be entitled
          to the same severance benefits and payments described in Subsection
          (v) or (vi), as applicable, as if such termination was a termination
          by Laidlaw without Cause.

     (iii) By the Executive, at any time, for any reason. Laidlaw may waive
          notice required by Section (d) of this Article 6, in whole or in part,
          upon immediate payment to the Executive of the Executive's Base Salary
          for such portion of notice period as is waived by Laidlaw. If such
          termination is for Good Reason, then unless the provisions of
          Subsection (vi) apply, the Executive shall be entitled to the same
          payments and benefits as provided in Subsection (v) for terminations
          by Laidlaw without Cause. If such termination is for any other reason,
          Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Obligations.

     (iv) By Laidlaw, in its absolute discretion, without any pay in lieu of
          notice, for Cause. Upon such termination, Laidlaw shall pay to the
          Executive the Accrued Obligations.

     (v)  By Laidlaw, in its absolute discretion and for any reason, without
          Cause. Upon such termination, unless the provisions of Subsection (vi)
          hereof apply, Laidlaw shall (A) continue to pay the Executive her Base
          Salary in effect at the time of such termination for a period of
          twenty-four (24) months following such termination, (B) provided such
          termination is following the second anniversary of her employment with
          Laidlaw (or any predecessor thereto), pay the Executive a monthly
          amount equal to one-twelfth of the Executive's Target Bonus in effect
          at the time of Executive's termination of employment for a period of
          twenty-four (24) months following such termination, (C) continue to
          provide the Executive term life insurance for a period of twenty-four
          (24) months after termination, or, if such benefits cannot be provided
          by Laidlaw, Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive an equivalent lump sum
          cash amount in lieu of such benefits, (D) continue to provide the
          Executive (and her eligible dependents) with the opportunity to
          continue to participate in its group medical and dental benefits (with
          such continuation being counted towards any required COBRA
          continuation period), at the Executive's sole expense based on COBRA
          rates charged from time to time; provided, however, that Laidlaw shall
          pay to the Executive over the twenty-four (24) month period an amount
          equal to the full COBRA cost of such coverage, and (E) pay to the
          Executive the Accrued Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
          the Executive is a "specified employee" within the meaning of Code
          Section 409A at the Date of Termination, then

          (I)  the total amount which would have been payable to the Executive
               over the twenty-four (24) month period pursuant to this
               Subsection (v) shall instead be paid to the Executive in equal
               monthly amounts over the period commencing on the Date of
               Termination and ending no later than the first day of the third
               month following the later of (X) the calendar year in which the
               Date of Termination occurred and (Y) the fiscal year of Laidlaw
               in which the Date of Termination occurred, if such payments would
               not be subject to Code Section 409A, or

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          (II) if the payments specified in Clause (I) would be subject to Code
               Section 409A, then such payments shall be paid in the manner set
               forth above without regard to Clause (I) hereof, but payments
               which would otherwise have been made during the first six (6)
               months following the Date of Termination, shall be withheld and
               paid to the Executive during the seventh month following the Date
               of Termination, increased for interest as provided in Section (b)
               hereof.

     (vi) In the event that during the two (2) year period commencing on the
          date of a Change in Control, Laidlaw terminates the Executive's
          employment without Cause or the Executive terminates employment for
          Good Reason, Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive the amounts described
          in Annex A within five (5) business days after the Date of Termination
          and shall provide to the Executive the benefits described on Annex A
          for the periods described therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
          the event that the Executive is at the Date of Termination a
          "specified employee" within the meaning of Code Section 409A, payment
          to the Executive shall be made within five (5) days following the
          expiration of six (6) months from the Date of Termination, and not
          before such six (6) month period, if necessary to avoid adverse tax
          consequences to the Executive under Code Section 409A.

(b)  Without limiting the rights of the Executive at law or in equity, in the
     event it is determined that Laidlaw fails to make any payment or provide
     any benefit required to be made or provided under Section (a) hereof on a
     timely basis, Laidlaw shall pay interest on the amount or value thereof at
     an annualized rate of interest equal to the so-called composite "prime
     rate" as quoted from time to time during the relevant period in The Wall
     Street Journal. Any change in such prime rate shall be effective on and as
     of the date of such change. In addition, if any payment described in
     Subsection (v) or (vi) of Section (a) hereof by Laidlaw subjects the
     Executive to the excise tax under Code Section 409A on such payment,
     Laidlaw shall pay on the Executive's behalf to the applicable taxing
     authorities, an amount which, after payment of all state, local and federal
     income and employment taxes which may be due on such payment (calculated at
     the highest marginal rates), is equal to the excise tax under Code Section
     409A which arose as a result of Laidlaw's delay or acceleration in making
     such payment.

(c)  In order to receive the entitlement under Subsection (vi) of Section (a)
     hereof, or Clauses (A), (B) and (C) of Subsection (v) of Section (a) hereof
     (whether such termination is by the Executive for Good Reason or by Laidlaw
     without Cause), the Executive must undertake to sign a release in a form
     satisfactory to Laidlaw, fully releasing Laidlaw from further claims upon
     payment of the amounts stipulated herein and must not revoke such release.
     However, the form of release shall not require that the Executive give up
     any rights of indemnity which the Executive may have had against Laidlaw
     for acts carried out by the Executive in the ordinary course of Laidlaw's
     business, nor shall it require the release of the benefits under this
     Agreement payable due to or after the Executive's termination of
     employment. Laidlaw may withhold payment of such amount until the period
     during which the Executive may revoke such waiver (normally seven (7) days)
     has elapsed.

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(d)  Any purported termination of the Executive's employment by Laidlaw or by
     the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the
     other party hereto in accordance with Article 15. "Notice of Termination"
     shall mean a notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision
     in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the
     facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
     Executive's employment under the provision so indicated.

(e)  "Date of Termination" shall mean (i) if the Executive's employment is
     terminated because of death, the date of the Executive's death, (ii) if the
     Executive's employment is terminated for Disability, the date Notice of
     Termination is delivered to the Executive following a determination that
     Disability exists pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, (iii) if
     the Executive's employment is terminated by Laidlaw for any other reason
     other than Disability or for Cause or if the Executive terminates
     employment for Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of Termination
     which shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of
     Termination is given, (iv) if the Executive's employment is terminated by
     Laidlaw for reasons of Cause, immediately upon delivery of the Notice of
     Termination and the expiration of any cure period provided under Section
     (d) of Article I, and (v) if the Executive's employment is terminated by
     the Executive pursuant to Subsection (iii) of Section (a) of this Article
     for reasons other than Good Reason, the date specified in the Notice of
     Termination which shall not be less than ninety (90) days from the date
     such Notice of Termination is given.

(f)  Any termination of employment of the Executive or the removal of the
     Executive from the office or position in Laidlaw or any Subsidiary that
     occurs (i) not more than ninety (90) days prior to the date on which a
     Change in Control occurs, and (ii) following the commencement of any
     discussion with a third person that ultimately results in a Change in
     Control, shall be deemed to be a termination or removal of the Executive
     within the two (2) year period commencing on a Change in Control for
     purposes of this Agreement and the term of this Agreement shall be deemed
     to have been extended until such Change in Control solely for purposes of
     determining any payments due to the Executive as a result of such
     termination.

ARTICLE 7 -- RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

(a)  Ownership and Protection of Proprietary Information.

     (i)  "Confidential Information" means data and information relating to the
          business of Laidlaw (which does not rise to the status of a Trade
          Secret) which is or has been disclosed to the Executive or of which
          the Executive became aware as a consequence of or through her
          employment relationship to Laidlaw and which has value to Laidlaw or
          its Subsidiaries and is not generally known to its competitors.
          Confidential Information shall not include any data or information
          that has been voluntarily disclosed to the public by Laidlaw or its
          Subsidiaries (except where such public disclosure has been made by the
          Executive without authorization) or that has been independently
          developed and disclosed by others, or that otherwise enters the public
          domain through lawful means.

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     (ii) "Trade Secrets" means information including, but not limited to,
          technical or non-technical data, formulas, patterns, compilations,
          programs, devices, methods, techniques, drawings, processes, financial
          data, financial plans, or product plans which (i) derives economic
          value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not
          being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can
          obtain economic value from its disclosure or use, and (ii) is the
          subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to
          maintain its secrecy.

     (iii) Confidentiality. All Confidential Information and Trade Secrets and
          all physical embodiments thereof received or developed by the
          Executive while employed by Laidlaw are confidential to and are and
          will remain the sole and exclusive property of Laidlaw or its
          Subsidiaries. Except to the extent necessary to perform the duties
          assigned to her by Laidlaw, the Executive will hold such Confidential
          Information and Trade Secrets in strictest confidence, and will not
          use, reproduce, distribute, disclose or otherwise disseminate the
          Confidential Information and Trade Secrets or any physical embodiments
          thereof and may in no event take any action causing any Confidential
          Information and Trade Secrets disclosed to or developed by the
          Executive to lose its character or cease to qualify as Confidential
          Information or Trade Secrets.

     (iv) Return of Company Property. Upon request by Laidlaw or its
          Subsidiaries, and in any event upon termination of the employment of
          the Executive with Laidlaw for any reason, as a prior condition to
          receiving any final compensation hereunder, the Executive will
          promptly deliver to Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries all property belonging
          to Laidlaw, including, without limitation, all Confidential
          Information and Trade Secrets (and all embodiments thereof) then in
          the Executive's custody, control or possession.

     (v)  Survival. The covenants of confidentiality set forth herein will apply
          on and after the date hereof to any Confidential Information and Trade
          Secrets disclosed by Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries or developed by the
          Executive prior to or after the date hereof. The covenants restricting
          the use of Confidential Information will continue and be maintained by
          the Executive for a period of two (2) years following the Date of
          Termination under this Agreement. The covenants restricting the use of
          Trade Secrets will continue and be maintained by the Executive
          following the Date of Termination under this Agreement for so long as
          permitted by applicable law.

(b)  Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Term and for a period of two (2)
     years following the Date of Termination of her employment, the Executive
     shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or induce any employee of
     Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries, with whom the Executive has had material
     contact during her employment, to terminate employment with Laidlaw or the
     Subsidiary in favor of employment by any person, firm, or entity affiliated
     with the Executive; provided, however, that the foregoing covenant shall
     not apply to general solicitations for a position not specifically directed
     to a particular individual which is contained in newspapers, magazines,
     periodicals or electronic media of general circulation. This provision will
     apply whether or not the Executive who is solicited or induced to terminate
     her employment is employed pursuant to a written

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     agreement and whether or not her employment is for a determined period or
     at-will.

(c)  Non-Solicitation of Customers. The Executive agrees that during the Term
     and for a period of two (2) years following the Date of Termination of her
     employment, the Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, on the
     Executive's own behalf or in the service of or on behalf of others,
     solicit, divert or appropriate, or attempt to solicit, divert or
     appropriate, to a business involving the provision of contract bus services
     for school bus transportation in Canada and/or the United States, municipal
     and paratransit bus transportation within the United States, or inter-city
     and tourism bus transportation throughout North America (a "Competing
     Business"), any individual or entity which was an actual or actively sought
     prospective client or customer of Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries and with whom
     the Executive had material contact during the Executive's last two (2)
     years of employment with Laidlaw. Nothing in this Section (c) shall be
     construed to restrict the Executive from working for a Competing Business
     solely because such Competing Business does business with a client or
     customer of Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries or prospective client or customer
     of Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries or because individuals of such Competing
     Business who have contact with such clients or customers report directly or
     indirectly to the Executive.

(d)  Non-Competition. The Executive agrees that during employment pursuant to
     this Agreement and for twenty-four (24) months following termination
     without Cause of her employment by Laidlaw and payment of the severance
     payment amount and benefit continuation as detailed in Subsection (v) or
     (vi), as applicable, of Section (a) of Article 6, she shall not either
     individually or in partnership, or jointly in conjunction with any other
     person, entity or organization, as principal, agent, consultant, lender,
     contractor, employer, employee, investor, shareholder, or in any other
     manner, directly or indirectly, advise, manage, carry on, establish,
     control, engage in, invest in, offer financial assistance or services to,
     or permit her name to be used by any Competing Business that competes with
     the then-existing business of Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries, provided that
     the Executive shall be entitled, for investment purposes, to purchase and
     trade shares of a public company which are listed and posted for trading on
     a recognized stock exchange and the business of which public company may be
     in competition with the business of Laidlaw or its Subsidiaries, provided
     that the Executive shall not directly or indirectly own more than five
     percent (5%) of the issued share capital of the public company, or
     participate in its management or operation, or in any advisory capacity
     within the time limits set out herein.

(e)  Enforcement of Covenants. Without limiting the right of Laidlaw to pursue
     all other legal and equitable remedies available for violation by the
     Executive of the covenants contained in this Article 7, it is expressly
     agreed by the Executive and Laidlaw that other remedies cannot fully
     compensate Laidlaw for any violation by the Executive of the covenants
     contained in this Article 7 and that Laidlaw shall be entitled to
     injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving actual monetary loss,
     to prevent any such violation or any continuing violation thereof. Laidlaw
     and the Executive further agree that all payments under Subsection (v) or
     Subsection (vi), as applicable, of Section (a) of Article 6 hereof shall
     immediately cease and shall no longer be an obligation of Laidlaw in the
     event of any violation of the covenants contained in Sections (b) or (c)
     hereof which is not cured within (10) days of written notice by Laidlaw to
     the Executive of such

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     violation or of a willful and material violation of the covenants contained
     in Section (d) hereof. Laidlaw and the Executive further agree that such
     forfeiture shall not be deemed to be liquidated damages for breach of such
     covenants. Each party intends and agrees that if in any action before any
     court or agency legally empowered to enforce the covenants contained in
     this Article 7, any term, restriction, covenant or promise contained herein
     is found to be unreasonable and accordingly unenforceable, then such term,
     restriction, covenant or promise shall be deemed modified to the extent
     necessary to make it enforceable by such court or agency.

ARTICLE 8 -- AUTHORITY

(a)  The Executive shall have such duties, responsibilities and authority as are
     reasonable and appropriate for the Executive's title and position and as
     are assigned to her by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board from time
     to time. The Executive shall support the Chief Executive Officer in
     carrying out the general or specific instructions and directions of the
     Chief Executive Officer and the Board and together with the Chief Executive
     Officer in doing so, may enter into contracts, engagements or commitments
     of every nature or kind, in the name of and on behalf of Laidlaw, and may
     engage, employ and dismiss all managers and other employees and agents of
     Laidlaw, subject to the by-laws and charter documents of Laidlaw and the
     authority given her by Laidlaw from time to time.

(b)  The Executive shall conform to all lawful instructions and directions given
     to her by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board and obey and carry out
     the by-laws of Laidlaw.

ARTICLE 9 -- SERVICE

The Executive, throughout the term of her employment, shall devote her full time
and attention to the business and affairs of Laidlaw, and shall not undertake
any other business or occupation or, unless approved by the Chief Executive
Officer or as a part of her job functions or responsibilities, become either (i)
an officer, employee or agent of any other company or firm which is a commercial
venture or (ii) a director of more than two companies or firms which are
commercial ventures. The Executive shall well and faithfully serve Laidlaw and
use her best efforts to promote the interests thereof.

ARTICLE 10 -- CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS

(a)  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and except as
     set forth below, in the event it shall be determined that any Payment would
     be subject to the Excise Tax, then the Executive shall be entitled to
     receive an additional payment (the "Gross-Up Payment") in an amount such
     that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes (and any interest or
     penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without
     limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with
     respect thereto) and Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment and after
     the payment of all additional taxes and interest imposed under Code Section
     409A(a)(1)(B) on the Gross-Up Payment and any severance payment made to the
     Executive hereunder, the Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up
     Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding
     the foregoing provisions of this Section (a), if it shall be

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     determined that the Executive is entitled to the Gross-Up Payment, but that
     the Parachute Value of all Payments does not exceed 110% of the Safe Harbor
     Amount, then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to the Executive and the
     amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute
     Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. The
     reduction of the amounts payable hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by
     first reducing the cash payments under Annex A unless an alternative method
     of reduction is elected by the Executive, and in any event shall be made in
     such a manner as to maximize the Value of all Payments actually made to the
     Executive. For purposes of reducing the Payments to the Safe Harbor Amount,
     only amounts payable under this Agreement (and no other Payments) shall be
     reduced. If the reduction of the amount payable under this Agreement would
     not result in a reduction of the Parachute Value of all Payments to the
     Safe Harbor Amount, no amounts payable under this Agreement shall be
     reduced pursuant to this Section (a). Laidlaw's obligations under this
     Article 10 shall not be conditioned upon the Executive's termination of
     employment, and they shall survive the termination of the Executive's
     employment and the Term with respect to any Payments that are determined by
     the Accounting Firm to be contingent on a "change of control" (as defined
     in Code Section 280G) of Laidlaw that occurs during the Term.

(b)  Subject to the provisions of Section (c) hereof, all determinations
     required to be made under this Article 10, including whether and when a
     Gross-Up Payment is required, the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the
     assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination shall be made
     by the independent accounting firm regularly servicing Laidlaw prior to the
     Change in Control, or such other nationally recognized certified public
     accounting firm as may be designated by the Executive (the "Accounting
     Firm"). The Accounting Firm shall provide detailed supporting calculations
     both to Laidlaw and the Executive within fifteen (15) business days of the
     receipt of notice from the Executive that there has been a Payment or such
     earlier time as is requested by Laidlaw. In the event that the Accounting
     Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity or
     group effecting the Change in Control, the Executive may appoint another
     nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required
     hereunder (which accounting firm shall then be referred to as the
     Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm
     shall be borne solely by Laidlaw. Any Gross-Up Payment, as determined
     pursuant to this Article 10, shall be paid by Laidlaw to the Executive or
     the applicable taxing authorities within five (5) business days of the
     receipt of the Accounting Firm's determination, which determination shall
     be made no later than the end of the second month following the later of
     (i) the calendar year in which the Executive's employment with Laidlaw
     terminates or (ii) the taxable year of Laidlaw in which the Executive's
     employment with Laidlaw terminates. In the event that such determination
     cannot be made within such period, payment may be made as soon as
     practicable after such determination can be made. Any determination by the
     Accounting Firm shall be binding upon Laidlaw and the Executive. As a
     result of the uncertainty in the application of Code Section 4999 at the
     time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is
     possible that Gross-Up Payments that will not have been made by Laidlaw
     should have been made (the "Underpayment"), consistent with the
     calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event Laidlaw exhausts
     its remedies pursuant to Section (c) hereof and the Executive thereafter is
     required to make a payment of any Excise Tax, the Accounting Firm shall
     determine the amount of the Underpayment

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     that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by
     Laidlaw to or for the benefit of the Executive.

(c)  The Executive shall notify Laidlaw in writing of any claim by the Internal
     Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by Laidlaw
     of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as
     practicable, but no later than ten (10) business days after the Executive
     is informed in writing of such claim. The Executive shall apprise Laidlaw
     of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested
     to be paid. The Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration
     of the thirty (30) day period following the date on which the Executive
     gives such notice to Laidlaw (or such shorter period ending on the date
     that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If Laidlaw
     notifies the Executive in writing prior to the expiration of such period
     that Laidlaw desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:

          (i)  give Laidlaw any information reasonably requested by Laidlaw
               relating to such claim,

          (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as
               Laidlaw shall reasonably request in writing from time to time,
               including, without limitation, accepting legal representation
               with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by
               Laidlaw,

          (iii) cooperate with Laidlaw in good faith in order to effectively
               contest such claim, and

          (iv) permit Laidlaw to participate in any proceedings relating to such
               claim;

     provided, however, that Laidlaw shall bear and pay directly all costs and
     expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in
     connection with such contest, and shall indemnify and hold the Executive
     harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax
     (including interest and penalties) imposed as a result of such
     representation and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the
     foregoing provisions of this Section (c), Laidlaw shall control all
     proceedings taken in connection with such contest, and, at its sole
     discretion, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals,
     proceedings, hearings and conferences with the applicable taxing authority
     in respect of such claim and may, at its sole discretion, either direct the
     Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim
     in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such
     contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court
     of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as Laidlaw
     shall determine; provided, however, that if Laidlaw directs the Executive
     to pay such claim and sue for a refund, Laidlaw shall advance the amount of
     such payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis, and shall
     indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any
     Excise Tax or income tax (including interest or penalties) imposed with
     respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income in connection
     with such advance; and provided, further, that any extension of the statute
     of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the
     Executive with respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due
     is

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     limited solely to such contested amount. Furthermore, Laidlaw's control of
     the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which the Gross-Up
     Payment would be payable hereunder, and the Executive shall be entitled to
     settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the
     Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority.

(d)  If, after the receipt by the Executive of a Gross-Up Payment or an amount
     advanced by Laidlaw pursuant to Section (c) hereof, the Executive becomes
     entitled to receive any refund with respect to the Excise Tax to which such
     Gross-Up Payment relates or with respect to such claim, the Executive shall
     (subject to Laidlaw's complying with the requirements of Section (c)
     hereof, if applicable) promptly pay to Laidlaw the amount of such refund
     (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable
     thereto). If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by
     Laidlaw pursuant to Section (c) hereof, a determination is made that the
     Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim
     and Laidlaw does not notify the Executive in writing of its intent to
     contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days
     after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not
     be required to be repaid and the amount of such advance shall offset, to
     the extent thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

(e)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 10, Laidlaw may, in its
     sole discretion, withhold and pay over to the Internal Revenue Service or
     any other applicable taxing authority, for the benefit of the Executive,
     all or any portion of any Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive hereby
     consents to such withholding.

(f)  Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for
     purposes of this Article 10.

     (i)  "Excise Tax" shall mean the excise tax imposed by Code Section 4999,
          together with any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such
          excise tax.

     (ii) "Parachute Value" of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the
          date of the change of control for purposes of Code Section 280G of the
          portion of such Payment that constitutes a "parachute payment" under
          Code Section 280G(b)(2), as determined by the Accounting Firm for
          purposes of determining whether and to what extent the Excise Tax will
          apply to such Payment.

     (iii) "Payment" shall mean any payment or distribution in the nature of
          compensation (within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(2)) to or for
          the benefit of the Executive, whether paid or payable pursuant to this
          Agreement or otherwise.

     (iv) "Safe Harbor Amount" means 2.99 times the Executive's "base amount,"
          within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(3).

     (v)  "Value" of a Payment shall mean the economic present value of a
          Payment as of the date of the change of control for purposes of Code
          Section 280G, as determined by the Accounting Firm using the discount
          rate required by Code Section 280G(d)(4).

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ARTICLE 11 -- NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF RIGHTS

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive's continuing or
future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program
provided by Laidlaw or any of its affiliates and for which the Executive may
qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise prejudice such rights as
the Executive may have under any other agreements with Laidlaw or any of its
affiliates, including, but not limited to stock option, deferred share, or
restricted stock agreements. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the
Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of Laidlaw
or any of its affiliates at or subsequent to the Date of Termination shall be
payable in accordance with such plan or program.

ARTICLE 12 -- FULL SETTLEMENT

Except as provided in Article 7, Laidlaw's obligation to make the payments
provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations
hereunder shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without
limitation, any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which
Laidlaw may have against the Executive or others whether by reason of the
subsequent employment of the Executive or otherwise. In no event shall the
Executive be obligated to seek other employment by way of mitigation of the
amounts payable to the Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Without otherwise limiting the purpose or effect of this Article 12, employee
benefits (as described in Section 2 of Annex A) otherwise receivable by the
Executive pursuant to Section 2 of Annex A will be reduced to the extent
comparable welfare benefits are actually received by the Executive from another
employer during the Continuation Period (as defined in Annex A) following the
Executive's Date of Termination, and any such benefits actually received by the
Executive shall be reported by the Executive to Laidlaw.

ARTICLE 13 -- POST-TERMINATION ASSISTANCE

Executive shall provide such information and assistance to Laidlaw as Laidlaw
may reasonably request, upon reasonable notice, in connection with any
litigation in which it or any of its affiliates is or may become a party.
Laidlaw shall reimburse the Executive for any expenses, including travel
expenses, incurred by the Executive in connection with providing such
information and assistance.

ARTICLE 14 -- ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS

(a)  Laidlaw will require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by
     purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or
     substantially all of the business or assets of Laidlaw, by agreement in
     form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Executive, expressly to
     assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the
     same extent Laidlaw would be required to perform if no such succession had
     taken place. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit
     of Laidlaw and any successor to Laidlaw, including, without limitation, any
     persons acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the
     business or assets of Laidlaw whether by purchase, merger, consolidation,
     reorganization or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed
     "Laidlaw" for the purposes of this Agreement), but will not otherwise be
     assignable, transferable or delegable by Laidlaw.

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(b)  This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the
     Executive's personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
     successors, heirs, distributees and legatees.

(c)  This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto
     shall, without the consent of the other, assign, transfer or delegate this
     Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly
     provided in Sections (a) and (b) hereof. Without limiting the generality or
     effect of the foregoing, the Executive's right to receive payments
     hereunder will not be assignable, transferable or delegable, whether by
     pledge, creation of a security interest, or otherwise, other than by a
     transfer by Executive's will or by the laws of descent and distribution
     and, in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer contrary to this
     Section (c), Laidlaw shall have no liability to pay any amount so attempted
     to be assigned, transferred or delegated.

ARTICLE 15 -- NOTICES

All notices and other communications required or permitted hereunder, or
necessary or convenient in connection herewith, shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when hand delivered, delivered by facsimile or mailed
by registered mail as follows (provided that notice of change of address shall
be deemed given only when received):

If to Laidlaw, to:

     General Counsel
     Laidlaw International, Inc.
     55 Shuman Boulevard, Suite 400
     Naperville, IL 60563

If to the Executive, at such address as Executive provides to Laidlaw from time
to time as part of her personnel records, or to such other names or addresses as
Laidlaw or the Executive shall designate by notice to the other in the manner
specified in this Article 15.

ARTICLE 16 -- LIABILITY INSURANCE

Laidlaw shall maintain the Executive's liability insurance in accordance with
Laidlaw's corporate policy and applicable law.

ARTICLE 17 -- INDEMNIFICATION

Laidlaw agrees that if the Executive is made a party to any action, suit,
proceeding or any other claim whatsoever, by reason of the fact that the
Executive is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Laidlaw, or is or
was serving at the request of Laidlaw as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another Laidlaw, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
including acting as a fiduciary of an employee benefit plan of Laidlaw or one of
its Affiliates, whether or not the basis of such claim is the Executive's
alleged action in an official capacity while in service as a director, officer,
employee or agent of Laidlaw or fiduciary of such employee benefit plan, the
Executive shall be indemnified and held harmless by Laidlaw to the

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fullest extent legally permitted or authorized by Laidlaw's certificate of
incorporation or bylaws or Board resolutions against all expenses, liability and
loss, including, without limitation, legal fees, fines or penalties and amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement, all as reasonably incurred by the Executive in
connection therewith, and such indemnification shall continue as to the
Executive even after the Executive has ceased to be a director, officer,
employee or agent of Laidlaw or fiduciary of such employee benefit plan, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Executive's heirs, executors and
administrators.

ARTICLE 18 -- LEGAL FEES AND EXPENSES

It is the intent of Laidlaw that the Executive not be required to incur legal
fees and the related expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or
defense of the Executive's rights under this Agreement with respect to any
termination of the Executive's employment occurring during the two (2) year
period commencing on a Change in Control, by litigation or otherwise because the
cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended
to be extended to the Executive hereunder. Accordingly, if the Executive
reasonably believes that Laidlaw has failed to comply with any of its
obligations under this Agreement during the two (2) year period commencing on
the date of a Change in Control or in the event that Laidlaw or any other person
takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding
designed to deny, or to recover from, the Executive the benefits provided or
intended to be provided to the Executive hereunder, subject to the other
provisions of this Article 18, Laidlaw irrevocably authorizes the Executive from
time to time to retain counsel of the Executive's choice, at the expense of
Laidlaw to the extent and as hereafter provided, to advise and represent the
Executive in connection with any such interpretation, enforcement or defense,
including, without limitation, the initiation or defense of any litigation or
other legal action, whether by or against Laidlaw or any director, officer,
stockholder or other person affiliated with Laidlaw, in any jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any existing or prior attorney-client relationship between
Laidlaw and such counsel, Laidlaw irrevocably consents to the Executive's
entering into an attorney-client relationship with such counsel, and in that
connection Laidlaw and the Executive agree that a confidential relationship
shall exist between the Executive and such counsel. Laidlaw will pay and be
solely responsible for any and all attorneys' and related fees and expenses
incurred by the Executive in connection with any of the foregoing, except to the
extent that the Executive fails to prevail on a material claim in any such
proceeding described in this Article 18.

ARTICLE 19 -- SURVIVAL

The provisions of this Agreement which are intended to be performed following
the termination of the Executive's employment with Laidlaw and/or the expiration
or earlier termination of the term of this Agreement, shall survive such
termination, expiration or earlier termination, including without limitation the
provisions of Articles 6, 7, 10, 13, 17 and 18.

ARTICLE 20 -- WITHHOLDING OF TAXES

Laidlaw shall be entitled to withhold from any amounts payable under this
Agreement all taxes as legally shall be required pursuant to applicable federal,
state or local laws. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Laidlaw
shall not be obligated to compensate the Executive for the payment of such
taxes.

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ARTICLE 21 -- SEVERABILITY

If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to anyone, or
under any circumstances, is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other
provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the
invalid or unenforceable provision or application and shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction. If
any provision of this Agreement or the application of any provision hereof to
any person or circumstances is held invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal,
the provision so held to be invalid, unenforceable or otherwise illegal will be
reformed to the extent (and only to the extent) necessary to make it
enforceable, valid or legal.

ARTICLE 22 -- ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement, including Annex A hereto, constitutes the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the employment and appointment of the
Executive and any and all previous agreements, written or oral, express or
implied, between the parties or on their behalf, relating to the employment and
appointment of the Executive by Laidlaw, are terminated and cancelled and each
of the parties releases and forever discharges the other of and from all manner
of actions, causes of action, claims and demands whatsoever, under or in respect
of any previous agreement; provided, however, that this does not terminate or
cancel the separate indemnification agreement between Laidlaw and the Executive.

ARTICLE 23 -- AMENDMENT, WAIVER, ETC.

No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such
waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by the
Executive and Laidlaw. No waiver by any party hereto at any time of any breach
by any other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition of this
Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of
similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or
subsequent time.

ARTICLE 24 -- HEADINGS

The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be
construed in any way as additions to or limitations of the covenants and
agreements contained in it.

ARTICLE 25 -- COUNTERPARTS

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and
the same instrument.

ARTICLE 26 -- GENDER AND NUMBER

Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any masculine term used herein
shall also include the feminine; the plural shall include the singular, the
singular shall include the plural.

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ARTICLE 27 -- GOVERNING LAW

This Agreement shall be governed by the internal law, and not the laws of
conflicts, of the State of Delaware.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the 1st day
of August, 2006.

                                        LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                        BY: /S/ KEVIN E. BENSON
                                            ------------------------------------
                                        NAME: KEVIN E. BENSON
                                        TITLE: PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
                                               OFFICER

                                        EXECUTIVE

                                        /s/ Mary B. Jordan
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        MARY B. JORDAN

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ANNEX A

     1. Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive a lump sum payment in an amount equal
to two (2) times the sum of (A) Base Salary (at the highest rate in effect for
any period prior to the Date of Termination), plus (B) Annual Bonus (in an
amount equal to not less than the higher of (x) the highest aggregate Annual
Bonus earned in any fiscal year after the Change in Control or in any of the
three (3) fiscal years immediately preceding the year in which the Change in
Control occurred or (y) the Target Bonus for the year in which the Change in
Control occurred).

     2. Laidlaw shall, for a period of twenty-four (24) months following the
Termination Date (the "Continuation Period"), arrange to provide the Executive
with Employee Benefits that are welfare benefits within the meaning of Section
3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended,
substantially similar to those that the Executive was receiving or entitled to
receive immediately prior to the Date of Termination (or, if greater,
immediately prior to the reduction, termination or denial described in
Subsection (ii) of Section (o) of Article 1 of the Agreement), at the expense of
Laidlaw with respect to all such benefits other than medical or dental benefits,
except that the level of any such Employee Benefits to be provided to the
Executive may be reduced in the event of a corresponding reduction generally
applicable to all recipients of or participants in such Employee Benefits. With
respect to medical and dental benefits, the Executive (and her eligible
dependents) will be entitled to continue to participate in such plans during the
Continuation Period (which continuation shall count toward any required COBRA
continuation) at the Executive's sole expense based on COBRA rates charged from
time to time; provided, however, that Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive at the
time payment is made of the amount in Section 1 of this Annex, an amount equal
to the full COBRA cost of such coverage during the Continuation Period. Without
otherwise limiting the purpose or effect of Article 12 of the Agreement,
Employee Benefits otherwise receivable by the Executive pursuant to this Section
2 (but not the amount paid by Laidlaw for medical and dental coverage) will be
reduced to the extent comparable welfare benefits are actually received by the
Executive from another employer during the Continuation Period following the
Executive's Date of Termination, and any such benefits actually received by the
Executive shall be reported by the Executive to Laidlaw.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a plan or program
providing any such welfare benefit does not allow for the continuation of such
benefit and either cannot be amended without adverse tax consequences to
participants or the insurance company providing such benefit is unwilling to
provide for such continuation, then Laidlaw shall pay to the Executive, at the
same time as payment of the amount under Section 1 of this Annex is made, an
amount equal to the cost to Laidlaw, determined at the cost as of the date of
such payment, of providing such benefit for the Continuation Period, and
thereafter Laidlaw shall have no obligation to provide such benefit to the
Executive.

     3. The Continuation Period will be considered service with Laidlaw for the
purpose of determining vesting for the Executive under Laidlaw's retirement
income, supplemental executive retirement and other benefit plans of Laidlaw
applicable to the Executive, except to the extent that to do so would jeopardize
the tax-qualified status of any such plan.

     4. In addition to the retirement income, supplemental executive retirement,
and other benefits to which the Executive is entitled under the Retirement
Plans, a lump sum payment in an

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amount equal to the actuarial equivalent of the excess of (x) the retirement
pension and the medical, life and other benefits that would be payable to the
Executive under the Retirement Plans if the Executive continued to be employed
through the Continuation Period given the Executive's Base Salary (as determined
in Section 1 hereof) (without regard to any amendment to the Retirement Plans
made subsequent to a Change in Control which adversely affects in any manner the
computation of retirement or welfare benefits thereunder), over (y) the
retirement pension and the medical, life and other benefits that the Executive
is entitled to receive (either immediately or on a deferred basis) under the
Retirement Plans. For purposes of this Section, "actuarial equivalent" shall be
determined using the actuarial assumptions mandated under Code Section 417(e)(3)
in effect for the month second preceding the date of payment and the
Continuation Period will be considered service with Laidlaw for the purpose of
determining vesting, service credits and benefits under clause (x) hereof.

     5. Reasonable outplacement services by a firm selected by the Executive, at
the expense of Laidlaw, in an amount up to Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($25,000.00).

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                                                                   Exhibit 10.17

                                                      As amended on July 5, 2006

                           LAIDLAW INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                    NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION POLICY

                                    ARTICLE I
                                  INTRODUCTION

     1.1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Laidlaw International, Inc. Non-Employee
Director Compensation Policy (the "Policy") is to set forth the policy of
Laidlaw International, Inc. with respect to the compensation of its non-employee
directors, subject, in the case of Equity Awards, to the terms of the Amended
and Restated Laidlaw International, Inc. 2003 Equity and Performance Incentive
Plan (the "Plan").

     1.2. EFFECTIVE DATE OF POLICY. The Policy shall be effective as of November
19, 2003 (the "Effective Date").

     1.3. DEFINITIONS. The following terms, when used in this Policy, shall have
the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise
defined shall have the meaning set forth in the Plan.

     ANNUAL GRANT DATE shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this
Policy.

     BENEFICIARY means the individual(s) or entity or combination thereof
designated by the Non-Employee Director to receive the balance of the
Non-Employee Director's Deferral Account in the event of the Non-Employee
Director's death. To be effective, any Beneficiary designation shall be filed in
writing with the Committee or the Committee's designee. A Non-Employee Director
may revoke an existing Beneficiary designation by filing another written
Beneficiary designation with the Committee. The latest Beneficiary designation
received by the Committee shall be controlling. If no Beneficiary is named by a
Non-Employee Director or if he or she survives all of the named Beneficiaries,
the Deferral Account shall be paid in the following order of precedence: (i) to
the Non-Employee Director's spouse, if living at the time of the Non-Employee
Director's death; (ii) per stirpes to the Non-Employee Director's descendants
(including adopted children) living at the time of the Non-Employee Director's
death; or (iii) to the Non-Employee Director's estate.

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     COMMITTEE means the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the
Board.

     DEFERRAL means the amount of Retainer or Meeting Fees deferred under
Section 5.1 or the number of Restricted Shares deferred into Deferral Shares
pursuant to Section 5.2 made in any particular Deferral Election.

     DEFERRAL ACCOUNT means a bookkeeping account in the name of a Non-Employee
Director who makes a Deferral Election under Article V of this Policy.

     DEFERRAL ELECTION means an election to defer pursuant to Article V, at such
time and in such manner as the Committee may prescribe.

     DEFERRAL SHARES means the number of Common Shares credited to a Deferral
Account as a result of the election to surrender Restricted Shares as provided
in Section 5.2.

     DISTRIBUTION DATE means the date on which a Non-Employee Director will
receive a distribution of his Deferral Account.

     DISABLED means a Non-Employee Director's inability to perform his or her
duties as a Board member, determined in the sole discretion of the Board.

     DIVIDEND EQUIVALENT means an amount equal to the dividend paid on one
Common Share, as declared by the Corporation from time to time.

     EFFECTIVE DATE shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2 of this
Policy.

     ELECTION DATE means the date a Non-Employee Director elects to defer
payment of Restricted Shares pursuant to Section 5.2.

     EQUITY AWARD means an award granted to a Non-Employee Director under
Article IV of the Policy in the form of Stock Options or Restricted Shares,
which shall at all times be subject to the terms of the Plan.

     MEETING FEES shall mean fees payable to a Non-Employee Director in
connection with Board or committee meetings.

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     POLICY means this Laidlaw International, Inc. Non-Employee Director
Compensation Policy.

     REDEFERRAL ELECTION means an election made pursuant to Section 5.4 to
extend a Distribution Date.

     RETAINER means the annual cash retainer fee payable by the Corporation to a
Non-Employee Director for services as a director of the Corporation.

     STOCK OPTION means an option granted pursuant to the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE II
                                   ELIGIBILITY

     This Policy shall apply to each Non-Employee Director. A Non-Employee
Director's eligibility to participate in and receive awards pursuant to this
Policy is subject to the terms of the Policy and does not guarantee that
individual the right to continue participating in the Policy throughout the term
of the Policy.

                                   ARTICLE III
                                CASH COMPENSATION

3.1. RETAINER. A Retainer shall be payable in advance on the first business day
     of each calendar quarter to each Non-Employee Director who serves on the
     Board on such date. Payments shall be made in cash, unless deferred
     pursuant to Article V. The Retainer payable to each Non-Employee Director
     for services rendered as a member of the Board shall be at an annual rate
     of $47,500 (or in the case of the Chair, $150,000) plus the sum of the
     following, as applicable:

          (a)  For services rendered as the Chair of the Board's Audit
               Committee, $20,000;

          (b)  For services rendered as the Chair of the Board's Compensation
               Committee, $8,000;

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          (c)  For services rendered as the Chair of other Board committees,
               $5,000 per committee.

3.2. MEETING FEES. Meeting Fees shall be payable quarterly to each Non-Employee
     Director. Payments shall be in arrears on the first business day of each
     calendar quarter to Non-Employee Directors who participated in Board or
     committee meetings in the preceding calendar quarter. Payments shall be
     made in cash, unless deferred pursuant to Article V. Meeting Fees payable
     to each Non-Employee Director shall equal $1,500 per Board meeting (whether
     in person or telephonic) and $1,000 per committee meeting (whether in
     person or telephonic), except for Audit Committee meetings which shall be
     $1,500 per meeting (whether in person or telephonic). Meeting Fees shall be
     payable only for meetings held in accordance with the Corporation's By-Laws
     and, in the case of Committee meetings, to Committee members only. Whether
     any such meeting is telephonic or in person shall be determined by
     reference to the notice pursuant to which such meeting is called.

                                   ARTICLE IV
                               EQUITY COMPENSATION

4.1. EQUITY AWARDS. Equity Awards will be granted under the Plan annually
     beginning with the fiscal year of the Corporation ended August 31, 2003.
     Such Equity Awards shall be effective as of the date approved by the Board
     ("Annual Grant Date"), which approval shall occur within 90 days after the
     end of the fiscal year of the Corporation for which the grant is made. Each
     annual Equity Award shall be in the amounts set forth in paragraphs (a) and
     (b) below, as such paragraphs may be amended from time to time in
     accordance with Article IX.

(a)  Stock Options. For services rendered as a member of the Board, a grant of
     6,750 Stock Options; provided, however, that for services rendered as the
     Chair of the Board, a grant of 10,125 Stock Options;

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(b)  Restricted Shares. For services rendered as a member of the Board, a grant
     of 3,375 Restricted Shares; provided, however, that for services rendered
     as the Chair of the Board, a grant of 5,063 Restricted Shares.

     A Non-Employee Director who begins to serve as a Non-Employee Director
     between Annual Grant Dates shall be granted Equity Awards under the Plan
     equal to 13,500 Stock Options and 6,750 Restricted Shares, multiplied by a
     fraction, the numerator of which is the number of whole or partial months
     between the date on which the Non-Employee Director became a director
     through the end of the Corporation's fiscal year in which the Non-Employee
     Director became a director, and the denominator of which is 12. Only whole
     Stock Options or Restricted Shares shall be granted; any fraction of a
     Stock Option or Restricted Share shall be rounded to the nearest whole
     number.

4.2. TERMS OF EQUITY AWARDS. The terms and conditions of each Equity Award shall
     be set forth in an Evidence of Award and consistent with the terms of the
     Plan.

                                    ARTICLE V
                                DEFERRAL PROGRAM

5.1. DEFERRAL OF CASH COMPENSATION. A Non-Employee Director may make an
     irrevocable Deferral Election to defer receipt of all or any whole
     percentage of any Retainer or Meeting Fees payable under Article III to a
     Deferral Account on such forms as the Committee may prescribe. Such
     Deferral Election must be made before the beginning of the calendar year in
     which such Retainer is earned or meetings giving rise to Meeting Fees
     occur. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) in the calendar year including
     the Effective Date, a Deferral Election may be made within 30 days of the
     Effective Date to defer cash compensation attributable to director services
     performed or meetings occurring after such Deferral Election, as determined
     by the Committee; and (ii) in the first year a Non-Employee Director
     becomes eligible to participate in the Policy, he or she may make a
     Deferral Election within 30 days of becoming eligible to participate in the
     Policy to defer cash compensation attributable to director services or
     meetings occurring after such Deferral Election, as determined by the
     Committee.

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5.2. DEFERRAL OF RESTRICTED SHARE DISTRIBUTION. A Non-Employee Director may make
     an irrevocable Deferral Election no later than 12 months before the date
     Restricted Shares vest under Article IV to defer receipt of all or any
     whole percentage of such Restricted Shares at such time and on such forms
     as the Committee may prescribe. If a Non-Employee Director elects to defer
     payment with respect to the Restricted Shares, he or she will be deemed, as
     of the date of such election (the "Election Date"), to have surrendered the
     Restricted Shares and to have his or her Deferral Account (as described in
     Section 5.5) credited with an equal number of Common Shares (hereinafter,
     the "Deferral Shares"). As of the Election Date, the Non-Employee Director
     shall no longer have voting and dividend rights with respect to the
     Restricted Shares surrendered.

5.3. ELECTION OF DISTRIBUTION DATE. As part of any Deferral Election, the
     Non-Employee Director shall specify a Distribution Date. The Distribution
     Date selected by the Non-Employee Director shall not be earlier than the
     January 1 immediately following the first anniversary of the date on which
     the Deferral Election is made. The Distribution Dates specified in a
     Non-Employee Director's Deferral Elections may, but need not necessarily,
     be the same for all Deferrals made under this Policy. A Distribution Date
     selected by a Non-Employee Director is irrevocable, except as provided in
     Section 5.4.

5.4. REDEFERRAL ELECTION. A Non-Employee Director may make an irrevocable
     Redeferral Election to extend a Distribution Date at such time and on such
     forms as the Committee may prescribe; provided, however, that (i) such
     Redeferral Election must be made before July 1 of the calendar year
     preceding the calendar year in which the Distribution Date is to occur; and
     (ii) the new Distribution Date must be no earlier than the January 1
     immediately following the first anniversary of the date the Redeferral
     Election is made.

5.5. DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS. All amounts deferred pursuant to this Article V shall be
     allocated to a Deferral Account that includes separate subaccounts for each
     Deferral. Deferrals of cash compensation pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be
     credited to the Deferral Account as of the date coinciding with or next
     following the date on which the Non-Employee Director would have received
     the Deferral absent a Deferral Election. Deferral Shares shall be credited
     to the Deferral Account as of the Election Date, and shall be subject to a
     risk of forfeiture as set forth in Section 5.7 below. The Corporation, in
     the discretion

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     of the Committee, may maintain one or more grantor trusts to hold assets to
     be used for payment of Deferral Accounts; provided, however, that the
     assets of any such trust shall remain the assets of the Corporation subject
     to the claims of its general creditors. Any such trust shall be designed to
     comply with the material requirements of Revenue Procedure 92-64, or such
     other interpretive guidance issued under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
     as amended.

5.6. INVESTMENT OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS. Deferral Accounts holding deferred cash
     compensation pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be deemed to be invested in
     hypothetical Common Shares equal to a number of Common Shares determined by
     dividing the amount of cash compensation deferred under Section 5.1 by the
     Market Value per Share on the date such cash compensation otherwise would
     have been paid, with fractional Common Shares computed to two decimal
     places. Dividend Equivalents on each Deferral Share and each hypothetical
     Share shall be credited to the Non-Employee Director's Deferral Account and
     appropriate subaccount as of the crediting date coincident with or next
     following the dividend payment date, and in additional Common Share
     equivalents as though such dividend credits were a Deferral.

5.7. VESTING OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNTS. A Non-Employee Director shall be fully vested
     at all times in the balance of his or her Deferral Account that relates to
     cash compensation that is deferred pursuant to Section 5.1. Deferral Shares
     shall be subject to a risk of forfeiture to the same extent, under the same
     circumstances, and for the remainder of time that the underlying Restricted
     Shares would have been subject to a risk of forfeiture.

5.8. DISTRIBUTION OF DEFERRAL ACCOUNT. A Non-Employee Director's Deferral
     Account will be distributed to the Non-Employee Director or applicable
     Beneficiary within 30 days after the Distribution Date or, if earlier, the
     date on which the Non-Employee Director dies or becomes Disabled or there
     occurs a Change in Control. To the extent vested as provided in Section
     5.7, distributions of Deferral Accounts holding Deferral Shares shall be
     made in a lump sum payment of Common Shares equal to the number of Deferral
     Shares accumulated in the Deferral Account on the Distribution Date and
     distributions of Deferral Accounts holding deferred cash compensation
     pursuant to Section 5.1 shall be

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     made in a lump sum payment in cash. Dividend Equivalents held in the
     Deferral Accounts shall in all cases be paid on the Distribution Date in a
     lump sum in cash.

                                   ARTICLE VI
                              ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS

     The adjustment provisions of the Plan shall apply to amounts held in the
Deferral Accounts. In the circumstances described in such adjustment provisions.

                                   ARTICLE VII
                           STOCK OWNERSHIP GUIDELINES

     Because the Corporation wishes to align the interests of Non-Employee
Directors and other shareholders of the Corporation, Non-Employee Directors will
be expected to maintain a substantial proprietary interest in the Corporation. A
proprietary interest (which shall include Common Shares in the name of such
Non-Employee Director or his or her Beneficiary held outside the Plan or
received pursuant to the Plan and those Common Share equivalents and Deferral
Shares held in his or her Deferral Account) will be considered substantial if,
on the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, such proprietary interest has a
Market Value per Share equal to the annual rate of the Non-Employee Director
Retainer of $47,500 multiplied by five (5). The Corporation will consider a
Non-Employee Director's compliance with these stock ownership guidelines in its
annual evaluation of Board member performance.

                                  ARTICLE VIII
                                 ADMINISTRATION

8.1. ADMINISTRATION. This Policy shall be administered by the Committee.

8.2. COMMITTEE'S RIGHTS, DUTIES AND POWERS. The Committee shall have all the
     powers, authorities and resources available to it under its charter and the
     By-Laws of the Corporation.

8.3. EFFECT OF COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS. The interpretation and construction of
     this Policy by the Committee, and any action taken hereunder, shall be
     binding and conclusive upon all parties; provided, however, that nothing
     herein shall prevent any Non-Employee Director or Beneficiary from
     enforcing his or her rights as a general

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     unsecured creditor hereunder.

8.4. INTERESTED COMMITTEE MEMBER. If a member of the Committee receives benefits
     pursuant to this Policy, the Committee member may not decide or determine
     any matter or question concerning distributions of any kind to be made to
     him or her or the nature or mode of settlement of his or her distribution,
     unless such decision or determination could be made by the Committee member
     under this Policy if the Committee member were not serving as a member of
     the Committee.

8.5. EXPENSES. All costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred in the
     administration of this Policy will be paid by the Corporation.

8.6. REPORTS. Each Non-Employee Director shall receive at least annually a
     statement reflecting the amount of his or her Deferral Account.

                                   ARTICLE IX
                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

     The Board may amend this Policy from time to time or terminate this Policy
at any time. If the Plan is terminated, no further Equity Awards may be awarded
to Non-Employee Directors under this Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
action authorized by this Article shall adversely change the terms and
conditions of an outstanding Equity Award or a Non-Employee Director's Deferral
Account without the Non-Employee Director's consent.

                                    ARTICLE X
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

10.1. NON-ASSIGNABILITY OF BENEFITS. No Non-Employee Director nor any
     Beneficiary under this Policy shall have any power or right to transfer,
     assign, anticipate, hypothecate or otherwise encumber any part or all of
     the amounts payable hereunder, except by will or the laws of descent and
     distribution. Such amounts shall not be subject to seizure by any creditor
     of a Non-Employee Director or any Beneficiary hereunder, by a proceeding at
     law or in equity, nor transferable by operation of law in the event of the
     bankruptcy or insolvency of any Non-Employee Director or Beneficiary
     hereunder. Any such attempted assignment or transfer shall be void.

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10.2. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS. Amounts held in a Deferral Account shall not confer
     upon the holder thereof any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation.

10.3. UNSECURED GENERAL CREDITORS. Non-Employee Directors and their
     Beneficiaries shall have no legal or equitable rights, interest or claims
     in any property or assets of the Corporation. The obligation under this
     Policy to a Non-Employee Director or Beneficiary shall be merely an
     unfunded and unsecured promise by the Corporation to pay money to the
     Non-Employee Director or Beneficiary in the future. This Policy is intended
     to be unfunded for tax purposes or for purposes of any applicable provision
     of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

10.4. EFFECT ON OTHER BENEFITS. Except as otherwise required by applicable law,
     this Policy and the benefits described herein are in addition to all other
     benefits which may be provided by the Corporation to the Non-Employee
     Director from time to time, and shall not reduce, replace or otherwise
     cause any reduction, in any manner, with regard to any of such other
     benefits.

10.5. NOTICES. Any notice, consent or demand required or permitted to be given
     under the provisions of this Policy by the Corporation or any Non-Employee
     Director or Beneficiary shall be in writing, and shall be signed by the
     person or entity giving or making the same. If such notice, consent or
     demand is mailed, it shall be sent by United States certified mail, postage
     prepaid, addressed to the principal office of the Corporation, or if to a
     Non-Employee Director or Beneficiary to such individual or entity's last
     known address as shown on the records of the Corporation. The date of such
     mailing shall be deemed the date of notice, consent or demand.

10.6. GOVERNING LAW. This Policy shall be governed by and construed in
     accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware.

10.7. COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES LAW. It is the Corporation's intent that this
     Policy comply with the provisions of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
     Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules promulgated thereunder. To the
     extent that any provision of this Policy is found not to comply with
     Section 16 or such rules, such provision shall be null and void.

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