Policy Submissions

The video of the presentation by CFE Senior Fellows David Hutton and Ian Bron, and accompanying submissions [Briefing Note on Bill C-290, a detailed Written Assessment of Bill C-290, an Evaluation of the Effects of Bill C-290’s proposed changes to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act and CFE’s Evaluation Criteria for Protection of Whistleblowers: A guide for legislation and policy] are available by clicking the above link.

CFE and 12 other civil society organizations write Minister of Canadian Heritage outlining shared concerns and hopes for Canada’s upcoming online safety proposal.

Representatives of the Centre for Free Expression Whistleblowing Initiatives made a presentation to the Alberta Legislature’s Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship as part of its review of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act. A copy of the presentation, the accompanying PowerPoint slides, CFEWI Criteria for Evaluating the Protection of Whistleblowers, and CFEWI Evaluation of Alberta’s current Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act are available at the links below.

Representatives of the Centre for Free Expression Whistleblowing Initiatives meet for several hours with the Ontario Long Term Care - COVID-19 Commission to talk about both the importance of effective whistleblower protection for those involved in the long term care sector and what that protection should look like. A copy of the transcript of the meeting with the Commission and our PowerPoint presentation are available at the links below. For further information, contact the Centre at cfe@ryerson.ca

BCCLA/CCLA/CFE to Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada