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In the third of a series of reports about the adequacy of whistleblower protection laws in Canada, the Centre for Free Expression gives Nova Scotia’s Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act a failing grade on all major criteria. Despite the law’s intention of protecting people who speak up about potential or actual wrongdoing, the report finds there is no evidence that it has protected any whistleblowers since the Act came into force in 2011.

Transparency International Canada has selected David Hutton to receive its Canadian Integrity Award in recognition of his work supporting whistleblowers and advocating for stronger whistleblower protection in Canada. Mr. Hutton is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Free Expression at Toronto Metropolitan University and is a member of the CFE Whistleblowing Initiatives Steering Committee.

Leena Manimekalai has been selected as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence at the Centre for Free Expression (CFE) at Toronto Metropolitan University for 2022-23.

Kay Cahill, Director, IT & Collections at Vancouver Public Library, is joining the Centre for Free Expression’s Working Group on Intellectual Freedom.