Provinces & territories

Newfoundland whistleblower law still silent 5 years later

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Justice Minister Felix Collins

Justice minister says province will continue to 'monitor' situation elsewhere

CBC News – May 17, 2012

Nearly five years after promising greater protection for civil servants, the Newfoundland and Labrador government is no closer to tabling whistleblower legislation, and the minister in charge is not sure it ever will.

“We continue to monitor and look at other jurisdictions that have whistleblower legislation in place,” Justice Minister Felix Collins told reporters on Wednesday.

Yukon ombudsman out; no explanation provided

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Ashley Joannou – February 2, 2012

The territory’s ombudsman says she wasn’t given any explanation for why her position was not renewed. That has the NDP accusing the government of attempting to stifle independent oversight.

In a statement released Wednesday, Tracy-Anne McPhee, whose term as ombudsman and information and privacy commissioner expires this April, said she is disappointed with the decision.

A tale of two provinces

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Legislation, Newfoundland & Labrador, Provinces & territories
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Russell Wangersky – November 26, 2011

Back in 2007, the government of Danny Williams announced it would bring in whistleblower legislation. The same year, the government of Manitoba actually brought in whistleblower legislation. So what’s the status here now?

“It won’t be enacted until we’re perfectly comfortable ... that we have the best piece of legislation moving forward that we can get,” Justice Minister Felix Collins told The Telegram last week.

PC leadership candidates promise whistleblower legislation

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Legislation, Provinces & territories, Alberta
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Karen Kleiss – September 6, 2011

Alberta needs a new law to protect public servants who step forward to report wasteful, dangerous or illegal government activities, Conservative leadership candidate Gary Mar said Tuesday.

Mar’s promise to pass whistleblower protection legislation comes four months after rival Alison Redford made the same promise, but the two have very different ideas about how such a law would work.

Saskatchewan Whistle-Blower Law "A Step Backwards": NDP

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Legislation, Saskatchewan, Provinces & territories
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James Wood – August 30, 2011

A new law that is supposed to help provincial government whistleblowers will come into force on Thursday.But the Opposition NDP said the primary effect of the Public Interest Disclosure Act will be to keep the blown whistle mostly silent to the general public.

"This is a step backwards, not a step forwards," said NDP house leader Kevin Yates."What this legislation really does is keeps all the information internal to the government for a significant period of time, if not forever."

Saskatchewan Whistle-Blower Law To Take Effect

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Legislation, Saskatchewan, Provinces & territories
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CBC News – August 29, 2011

Saskatchewan's new whistleblower protection law comes into force this week.The Public Interest Disclosure Act will spell out where provincial employees should go if they suspect wrongdoing in their workplace.

Public Service Commission Minister June Draude said workers need a safe place to go with their concerns, rather than leaking problems to the media or political opposition.

New office would examine complaints from Quebec whistleblowers

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Legislation, Anti-corruption efforts, Quebec, Provinces & territories
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Bill would protect whistleblowers in public sector

Linda Gyulai – May 13, 2011

The Quebec government is moving ahead with legislation that would make it one of a handful of provinces to protect whistleblowers.

With the province's new Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit investigating Montreal and other municipalities, the government of Liberal Premier Jean Charest tabled a bill Wednesday that would create the position of anti-corruption commissioner to receive and examine complaints of wrongdoing in the public service.

No Newfoundland whistleblower legislation in 2010

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CBC News – December 9, 2010

Newfoundland and Labrador's justice minister says Whistleblower legislation - which former premier Danny Williams promised to create in 2008 - won't be introduced this year.

"This is a significant piece of legislation. A lot of work has been done on it," said Felix Collins responding in the provincial legislature to a question from Liberal opposition MHA Kelvin Parsons.

P.E.I. Government votes down proposed whistleblower law

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Legislation, PEI, Provinces & territories
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David Hutton and Olive Crane
David Hutton and Olive Crane
Opposition Leader Olive Crane spent Thursday trying to get her proposed whistleblower law passed in the legislature. David Hutton, right, executive director of the Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform, came to P.E.I. from Ottawa to support the bill, which was eventually defeated.
Guardian photo

Teresa Wright, The Guardian (PEI) – April 8, 2010

Opposition Leader Olive Crane spent hours Thursday trying to convince government to pass her proposed whistleblower law, but the premier and other ministers dismissed it as a ‘flawed document’ and voted it down.

Crane tabled the Public Disclosure Act in the legislature last fall. It aimed to protect bureaucrats and civil servants who reveal controversial details about government actions and decisions.

Crane said such legislation would give government employees who want to come forward with information the security of protection against losing their jobs or being harassed or blacklisted for speaking out.

David Hutton interviewed about P.E.I. whistleblower legislation

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David Hutton

David Hutton, Executive Director of FAIR, interviewed by Sally Pitt on CBC TV – April 8, 2010.

Sally Pitt: Opposition leader Olive Crane spoke to the media this morning about the Public Interest Disclosure Act, also referred to as whistleblower legislation. It is meant to protect people who work for the government and report wrongdoing.

Joining me now is David Hutton. He is with the charity organization that helped fine-tune PEI’s legislation. Thanks for coming in.

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