Whistleblowers

• Canada needs better whistleblower protection, experts say

  Experts say there needs to be more done to protect whistleblowers in Canada who raise alarms about wrongdoing in professions or organizations.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2025
  
• N.S. whistleblowers who exposed mismanagement at job agency deserved protection: MLA

  A Cape Breton MLA says employees who came forward with complaints of financial mismanagement at a local employment agency should have been protected.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2023
  
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• The CSIS hunt for interference leakers helps Trudeau but harms democracy

  Canadian law recognizes the public interest value of whistleblowers or 'leakers' but does so little to protect them.  This leaves a grim choice.  Face prison or do nothing.

  Commentary

  Mar 17, 2023
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• Hamilton public school board approves creation of anonymous whistleblower policy

  Hamilton's public school board is creating a whistleblower policy to make it easier for students and staff to report incidents of discrimination, harassment, or wrongdoing.

  Education

  Feb 14, 2023
• ‘Chilling effect’: How whistleblower Frances Haugen unfriended Facebook

  Frances Haugen is just the latest to join in a growing list of workers from across the tech industry determined to speak out.

  Tech

  Oct 10, 2021
• New life in Montreal for family that helped Edward Snowden flee to Hong Kong

  They are among the seven people who offered help and shelter to Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong after leaking classified documents from the U.S. National Security Agency.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2021
• Schumer calls for investigation into whistleblower retaliation

  The Senate Democratic leader's letter comes amid President Donald Trump's ouster of key government officials in the impeachment probe.

  World

  Feb 10, 2020
• ‘Africa’s richest woman’: Daughter of former Angola president accused of corruption

  The controversy surrounding dos Santos increased this week when the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and 36 media partners accused her of “two decades of unscrupulous deals.”

  World

  Jan 20, 2020
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• Quebec premier issues formal apology to agronomist who blew whistle on pesticide study

  Agriculture Minister André Lamontagne, who announced Robert's firing last January, refused to apologize after the ombudswoman's conclusions were published.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2019
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• Lawsuit against former premier, P.E.I. government, refiled by three whistleblowers

  The lawsuit says that after the three women came forward at a 2011 news conference with allegations of corruption in the province's business immigration program.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2019