Dr. Michele Brill-Edwards

Dr. Nancy Olivieri
(CP / Tom Hanson)

Sun. May. 8, 2005 – Canadian Press

OTTAWA -- They took a stand and they paid the price.

Some of Canada's best-known whistle-blowers will receive awards Monday for their work defending the public interest, but there won't likely be any glee at this ceremony.

Most of the nominees have suffered severe career damage, some are in financial distress, and one has died because, his colleagues say, the pressure overwhelmed him.