(Published in the Hill Times on August 14, 2011) Why does Canada treat its whistleblowers so badly? Even though only it has been just a few years since the Sponsorship Scandal, which was exposed by Allan Cutler and another anonymous whistleblower, it’s a question that needs to be asked. Why? Because, yet again, Canadian whistleblowers [...]
http://canadians4accountability.org/blog/2011/08/14/no-place-to-hide-for-canadian-whistleblowers/
In today’s update there is something of precedent – or perhaps just a one-off. A federal bureaucrat who was fired under a false pretext won $1.4 million in a decision made by the Public Service Labour Relations Board. This is a decision that stands out not just for its size but because it’s so uncommon [...]
http://canadians4accountability.org/blog/2010/07/22/media-update-for-july-22-2010/