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Whistleblowers are people, often employees, who reveal information about activity within private or public organizations or institutions that they feel is illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe, fraudulent, or otherwise harmful. Current laws and policies to protect whistleblowers in Canada are weak, if not entirely ineffective.

Page February 13, 2017

House Government Operations Committee leaps into action to protect whistleblowers, or does it?

By DAVID HUTTON Whistleblower protection advocates across Canada were celebrating last week when the news broke that Treasury Board President Scott Brison had suddenly asked the House Government Operations Committee (OGGO) to conduct a review of the federal whistleblower protection law (the PSDPA). This review, which by law should have taken place five years ago, has been steadfastly blocked by Treasury Board since 2012. Why the sudden change of heart? No one knows.
Page December 15, 2010

Dr. Edward Keyserlingk's letter to Pat Martin

The following letter was sent by former Public Sector Integrity Officer (PSIO) Edward W. Keyserlingk to MP Pat Martin, Chair of the Government Operations Committee, on December 15, 2010, immediately following the appointment of Mario Dion as interim Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC).