Civil society organizations, such as Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform, voiced concern that the federal government has still not begun the legally-required review of its discredited whistleblower law, and may attempt to short-circuit the process to avoid proper discussion. The full release is available online. Call 613-567-1511.
Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) said civil society organizations voiced concern that the federal government has still not begun the legally-required review of its discredited whistleblower law, and may attempt to short-circuit the process to avoid proper discussion. FAIR said Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, ON) is responsible for overseeing the review, … Read more
The Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform issued a press release concerning whistleblower protection law. The group said that a survey commissioned by the federal whistleblower watchdog shows that public servants are fearful of reprisals, have little confidence in the agency created to protect them, and have serious questions about the law under which it operates. … Read more
The Senate Committee on National Finance is scheduled to question Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion. The Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform group is calling for members of the Senate to put three simple questions to Dion regarding his performance to date and his plans. This call is supported by other accountability groups including Canadians … Read more
Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform, Canadians for Accountability, Democracy Watch and the Government Ethics Coalition called on opposition parties and Conservative MPs with integrity to vote against the appointment of Mario Dion as the new Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. On behalf of the groups, Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform's Executive Director David Hutton said that … Read more
The Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform said the nomination of Mario Dion as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner is yet another indication that the Conservative government is not serious about protecting honest employees who speak out about misconduct. The organization said that although Dion seems he seems more capable, personable and PR-savvy than former commission Christiane … Read more
The Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform said five years after Parliament ordered federal departments to protect whistleblowers, of the 183 organizations subject to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, only 12 have found any wrongdoing during the past three years. These statistics call into question the diligence of many departments’ efforts to designate and senior … Read more
An alliance of more than 30 accountability organizations called for more effort to repair the damage done by disgraced former Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet. Executive Director of the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform David Hutton said that Deloitte's independent study of Ouimet's conduct in office found dozens of defects affecting almost one third of the … Read more
