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Whistleblower protection under Mario Dion: a chronology

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The following is a chronology of events related to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) and its implementation by the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC) under the leadership of Mario Dion.

Dion's appointment as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner for a 7-year term was confirmed by Parliament on 14 December 2011, following two six-month terms as Interim Commissioner. 

Whistleblower protection under Christiane Ouimet: a chronology

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Christiane Ouimet

The following is a chronology of events related to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA) and its implementation by the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (PSIC) under the leadership of Christiane Ouimet.

Christiane Ouimet's appointment was approved on 19 June 2007. She resigned on 18 October 2011, less than halfway through her 7-year term.

Integrity Commissioner Dion refers a government whistleblower to the Tribunal

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Paul Gaboury – April 4, 2012

The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Mario Dion, yesterday asked the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal to intervene in the case of Dr. Gerard Lambert, who was fired for insubordination in 2004 by Health Canada, along with scientists Shiv Chopra and Margaret Haydon. This is only the third case referred to the Tribunal since its inception in 2007.

Commissioner Dion stated that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the department had terminated Lambert's interim appointment in retaliation -- because he had made a protected disclosure of wrongdoing. He said he will ask the Tribunal to order remedies for Lambert.

Disgraced ex-bureaucrat hired at school

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Mary Agnes Welch – March 19, 2012

A former federal bureaucrat slammed for gross mismanagement and misusing public funds is now working for University College of the North. Geri Knudson is listed as a human resources officer in the university's staff directory.

Jim Scott, the acting external relations director at UCN, said the school is aware of the allegations against Knudson and the damning details of her conduct laid out in a recent report by the federal integrity commissioner.

Whistleblower office recovering: Watchdog

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Jessica Murphy – January 31, 2012

The federal whistleblower watchdog office is slowly recovering from a scandal that saw its former commissioner turfed from her job after being accused of bullying staff.

New public integrity commissioner Mario Dion faced a Senate finance committee Tuesday and said he's seen a modest bump in the number of cases his office received in past the few months.

David Hutton on Senate appearance of integrity commissioner

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CTV News – January 31, 2012

Following his confirmation in December as Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Mario Dion appeared before the Senate Committee on National Finance.

Senators tackled Mr. Dion on the three topics suggested by FAIR, and also put him on notice that his office has to start uncovering wrongdoing to justify its existence. David Hutton comments on the day's proceedings.

Integrity Commissioner's appearance before Senate Finance Committee

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January 31, 2012

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion appeared before the Senate Committee on National Finance on January 31, 2012 – his first meeting with the Senate committee that will examine his reports and oversee his performance.

This is an unedited recording of the full session. (60 minutes)

Original transcript on Parliamentary website

Senators urged to grill Ouimet’s successor

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Sonya Bell – January 30, 2012

Accountability advocates will be watching — again — when Mario Dion, Canada’s second public sector integrity commissioner, presents himself to the Senate’s finance committee on Tuesday morning.

There is heightened scrutiny around Stephen Harper’s pick for the post because of how badly the last appointment went. Christiane Ouimet, the previous integrity watchdog, abruptly resigned after her own employees blew the whistle on her for mistreating them and failing to perform her job duties. Their claims were later verified by Auditor General Sheila Fraser.

Three questions for the public sector integrity commissioner

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January 30, 2012

Tomorrow morning the Senate Committee on National Finance is scheduled to question Mario Dion, the new Public Sector Integrity Commissioner. Dion replaces disgraced former commissioner Christiane Ouimet, who resigned after the AG found that she was not doing her job, and was rewarded with a $500,000 payout.

The Canadian whistleblower charity FAIR is calling for members of the Senate to put three simple questions to Mr. Dion regarding his performance to date and his plans. This call is supported by other accountability groups including Canadians for Accountability and Democracy Watch.

Integrity Commissioner misleads in TV interview

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New federal Integrity Commissioner misleads on CBC TV about his past statement that applying for job while in Interim Commissioner position created conflict for him

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Today, Founding Director of Democracy Watch Duff Conacher, FAIR Executive Director David Hutton and Canadians for Accountability President Allan Cutler refuted a claim made by new federal Integrity Commissioner Mario Dion's on CBC TV's Power and Politics show yesterday.

Dion claimed that he did not say in a meeting last March that he would not apply for the Commissioner job while serving as Interim Commissioner because it would cause a conflict for him as he would be perceived to be trying to please Prime Minister Harper and his Cabinet in order to win the Commissioner position, and that would make whistleblowers less likely to trust him.

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