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FAIR's report to “Whistleblowing for Change” conference, Berlin

Sujets: 
FAIR, Transparency International, Conferences
Scores: 
5

Since FAIR was not able to attend this conference in person, I am pleased to provide a brief update on the status of whistleblowing in Canada. The outlook for whistleblowers in Canada continues to be extremely bleak.

The law covering government whistleblowers is deeply flawed, poorly administered in our view, and has produced almost no results in 6 years of operation. For the past year the federal government has blocked much-needed reforms to this Act by ignoring the statutory requirement to conduct a 5-year review.

International whistleblowing conference brings together the best brains

Sujets: 
FAIR, Conferences, Research, UK, Trip reports
Scores: 
5

David Hutton – July 29, 2011

Founded in 2009, the International Whistleblowing Research Network (IWRN) hosts periodic conferences that provide a unique opportunity for researchers in this field to meet, compare notes and learn from colleagues around the world.

The network’s third conference was held in June at Middlesex University in North London, hosted by Professor David Lewis. Thanks to the generosity of FAIR’s supporters and the conference organizers I was able to attend this year, to bring a Canadian perspective, to build invaluable contacts with colleagues abroad, and above all to learn.

Transparency International Toronto conference hums with energy

Sujets: 
Transparency International, Conferences, Trip reports
Scores: 
4
Transparency International Toronto Conference

David Hutton – May 16, 2011

Transparency International Canada hosted a lively and information-packed anti- corruption conference last week in Toronto.

As we expect from TI-Canada, this conference featured a high calibre of presenters, the agenda covered a broad range of anti-corruption topics, and it drew an eclectic mix of participants. Those present included corporate managers and compliance officers, senior bureaucrats and ombudsmen, academics, lawyers, police investigators and forensic auditors, civil society leaders and of course whistleblowers.

Bureaucrats meet to discuss whistleblower law

Sujets: 
PSIC, Integrity Commissioner, Conferences, PSDPA
Scores: 
0

David Hutton – October 6, 2010

OTTAWA – About 80 bureaucrats met in Ottawa this week to discuss Canada's federal whistleblower-protection legislation. Most of the participants were 'Senior Officers responsible for Disclosures'.

These are the people responsible for internal investigations within their own department when a whistleblower makes a disclosure to them. Whistleblowers also have the option of by-passing this departmental system by going straight to the Integrity Commissioner's office.

Washington whistleblower conference holds lessons for Canada

Sujets: 
GAP, USA, International, Conferences, Research, Trip reports
Scores: 
3
David Hutton and Coleen Rowley

Stronger whistleblower protection laws and national security dominate agenda

David Hutton – July 4, 2008

An impressive array of NGO leaders, civil rights lawyers and whistleblowers gathered in Washington, D.C. last week to review the current state of the nation and to share their plans for change.

The conference was organized by the Government Accountability Project (GAP), the leading U.S. whistleblower organization, and hosted by the American University Washington College of Law. More than 20 speakers took part, including former FBI employee Coleen Rowley, one of three whistleblowers featured on the cover of Time Magazine in 2002 as its Persons of the Year.

GAP Conference: The Emerging Era in Whistleblower Rights and the Public's Right to Know

Sujets: 
GAP, USA, International, Conferences, Research
Scores: 
0

The following are the complete materials provided to conference delegates in electronic form. All links open either an Adobe Reader (.pdf) file or a Microsft Word (.doc) file, always in a new window.

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