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News February 12, 2025

CFE Report finds Alberta law provides little protection for those speaking up about wrongdoing

In its tenth report analyzing adequacy of provincial whistleblower protection laws in Canada, the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) finds that, although Alberta’s legislation [Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act] has more best practices than any other major jurisdiction in Canada, it still has significant shortcomings which fatally undermine a proper whistleblower protection regime. 
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