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Canadians for Accountability has reported suspicious contracting practices at the Public Service Commission of Canada to the president of the Treasury Board. The contracts used the controversial Advance Contract Award Notice process, which many say make it possible for government departments to select favoured contractors without a proper bidding process. The four contracts identified were initially set for $21,000, but can be renewed for three subsequent years. If the contracts are used fully, the value for all four combined is $336,000.
- Read the letter to Treasury Board President Stockwell Day (PDF, 112K)
- Read the CTV News story: Federal agency accused of sole-sourcing contracts
Media Updates
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Canadians for Accountability in the News
Public servants still coming forward with serious concerns, fears of reprisals
Hill Times, October 27, 2008
A Canadians for Accountability letter to the editor criticizing Public Service Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet.
Baird should have checked his facts first
(Note: Scroll down for Canadians for Accountability letter.)
Hill Times, April 6, 2009
A Canadians for Accountability on Transport Minister John Baird's response to criticisms of safety management systems.
New Democrat transport critic demands federal aviation safety practices must be investigated
NDP Press Release, Aprill 22, 2009
Calls for an inquiry following the Aviation Safety Round Table, which included Canadians for Accountability.
New airline safety system doesn't meet standards: Pilots
Ottawa Citizen, April 22, 2009
A report on the Aviation Safety Round Table, which included Canadians for Accountability.
Time for Commissioner Ouimet to blow the whistle
Hill Times, May 25, 2009
A criticism of Public Service Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet's failure to investigae any complainst of wrongdoing in her first two years.
Ontario Teacher Punished for Speaking Out on Reinstated Sexual Offenders
LifeSiteNews.com, June 17, 2009
Teachers come to the support of Jim Black.
Whistleblower under attack
Toronto Star, November 20, 2009
Allan Cutler is interviewed in a story on whistleblower Richard Colvin.
Tolerating abuse of whistleblower bad for Canada
Saskatoon StarPhoenix, November 21, 2009
Allan Cutler is interviewed in a story on whistleblower Richard Colvin.
Allan Cutler, whistleblower
CTV News, November 30, 2009 (?)
The former bureaucrat who blew the whistle on the Liberal sponsorship scandal discusses the pressure that has been placed on ex-diplomat Richard Colvin for his testimony on the Afghan detainee treatment scandal.
Colvin is indeed a whistleblower
Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 2009
Op-ed by Ian Bron rebutting claims that Richard Colvin is not a whistleblower.
What makes a whistleblower
Hill Times, December 7, 2009
Op-ed by Ian Bron, Haiyan Zhang and Allan Cutler on what the Richard Colvin case teaches us about whistleblowing in government.
Read the full text
Canadians for Accountability Interview on the Five O'Clock Train
CHUO Radio (Ottawa), February 25, 2010
Allan Cutler and Ian Bron are interviewed on the University of Ottawa's radio station, and talk about whistleblowing issues and challenges.
Federal agency accused of sole-sourcing contracts
CTV News (Ottawa), March 28, 2010
Canadians for Accountability reported suspicious contracting practices at the Public Service Commission of Canada. The contracts used the controversial ACANs process, which many say make it possible for government departments to select favoured contractors without a proper bidding process. The four contracts identified were worth more than $330,000 in total.
Created: September 11, 2008
Last updated: January 24, 2010
