Honours

Alberta pipeline whistleblower Evan Vokes honoured in Ottawa

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Whistleblowers, Honours
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Evan Vokes receives Golden Whistle award

David Hutton – March 19, 2013

Yesterday the civil society group Peace Order and Good Governance (POGG) honoured Evan Vokes with the Golden Whistle Award for his courage in exposing the failure of his former employer, TransCanada Pipelines, to adhere to the engineering codes that are vital to ensure pipeline integrity and safety.

At a ceremony in Ottawa Vokes spoke about the pipeline industry, the costly and dangerous consequences of shoddy construction, and the lack of regulatory oversight which encourages companies to take short-cuts.

Pipeline whistleblower Evan Vokes receives national award

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Oil & gas industry, Whistleblowers, Honours
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Andrew Nikiforuk – March 18, 2013

Evan Vokes, the former TransCanada employee and engineer that helped The Tyee and the CBC investigate rising pipeline incidents and rule breaking in the industry, will be the recipient of major whistleblower award in Ottawa today.

The 47-year-old Ontario-born Vokes will receive the 2013 Golden Whistle Blower Award sponsored by Canadians for Accountability and presented by an Ottawa-based group called Peace Order and Good Government (POGG).

Trio of US whistleblowers recognized

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USA, Honours, Office of Special Counsel
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William H. McMichael – June 29, 2012

Three years ago, the Dover Port Mortuary workers stood alone in the workplace, berated and ostracized by management for standing up to report undocumented and missing remains at the facility where all U.S. war dead are received and prepared -- practices that outraged the nation.

Thursday in Washington, William Zwicharowski, Mary Ellen Spera and James Parsons were recognized for their11 bravery when the independent Office of Special Counsel gave the trio its Public Servant of the Year award.

In praise of whistleblowers

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Whistleblowers, Honours
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Andrew Mitrovica – June 15, 2012

Here’s a novel idea: Isn’t it about time that the Governor General finally acknowledges the long, illustrious history of whistleblowers who have exposed corruption and malfeasance by awarding the Order of Canada to one of the many Canadians who have raised the alarm on our behalf?

Every year, Rideau Hall bestows the coveted award in elegant ceremonies to individuals who have made Canada, and occasionally the world, a better place by their actions. To my way of thinking, that defines what whistleblowers do: by their actions, they often have made Canada a better place despite the risks, ridicule and retribution they faced.

Medical research ethics exemplar Dr. Nancy Olivieri honoured

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Dr. Nancy Olivieri, Corporate ethics, Pharmaceutical industry, Videos, Honours, Health care, Professional ethics, Science
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Dr. Nancy Olivieri

On Friday 25th May, Dr. Nancy Olivieri received an honorary degree from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Dalhousie. This is the most recent of numerous honours and awards that Olivieri has received over the years.

The university recognized Olivieri "...for taking a courageous stand that helped bring issues of medical ethics to the forefront of our collective consciousness, and for her national and international research in blood disorders. In both of these realms, Dr. Olivieri has chosen to look beyond herself in order to advance the greater good."

Obama to Honor Deceased Holocaust Whistle Blower

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Whistleblowers, USA, Honours
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Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu – April 24, 2012

President Barack Obama will honor a deceased former Polish underground officer Jan Karski, one of the first people to expose Nazi atrocities.

Karski, a Catholic, reported to the Polish government in exile and the Western Allies on the situation in German-occupied Poland in 1942 and 1943, especially the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto and the existence of secretive Nazi extermination camps.

Raw courage on display at the Ridenhour

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USA, Honours, Trip reports
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David Hutton – April 30, 2012

The National Press Club auditorium in Washington D.C. was packed to the rafters – with the crowd overflowing into the upstairs galleries – by a who’s who of people who have fought in various ways to defend the truth and the public interest.

I saw whistleblowers, civil society activists and lawyers, journalists, authors and film-makers, even government officials such as Carolyn Lerner, head of the OSC, who is charged with protecting US government whistleblowers.

The Obama administration's disturbing treatment of whistleblowers

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USA, Honours, National security
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Paul Harris – April 11, 2012

Later this month six Americans will be honoured with a Ridenhour prize which celebrates truth-telling in the public interest.

They are a varied bunch. Eileen Foster helped expose systemic fraud at America's largest mortgage provider Countywide Financial. Lt Col Daniel Davis spoke out against the top brass's portrayal of US military actions in Afghanistan while he was still a serving soldier.

Recognition in the fight against corruption

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Whistleblowers, Honours, Anti-corruption efforts, Quebec
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NewsWire – April 13, 2012

The Civic Action League (LDAC) holds its first Gala as part of its annual fundraising dinner, on Saturday, April 14. Three prizes will be awarded to individuals who, each in their own way, have promoted the good governance of our cities. The League salutes their courage and contribution to the fight against corruption.

Public figure of the year: Alain Gravel
Whistleblower of the year: Paul Sauvé
Elected official of the year: Sylvie Tardif

ACFE award "Whistleblower of the year": Michael Woodford

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Whistleblowers, Honours
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The Wall Street Journal Japan - March 1, 2012

Michael Woodford, the man who exposed a $1.5 billion loss-hiding scheme at Japan’s Olympus Corp. –- and was fired soon after — has been named “business person of the year” by publications from the Sunday Times  to The Independent.

Now he can add to those honors another: whistleblower of the year, courtesy of The Austin, Texas-based Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, whose house publication is Fraud Magazine.’

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