Media Resources

When a whistleblower is considering going public we provide a 'matchmaking' service to help them connect with a trusted investigative journalist. We maintain a confidential register to help us identify the most suitable journalist for any given case. Join our Investigative Journalists Register, or contact us by phone or email to tell us about your interests.

FAIR has an extensive network of people who have expertise in the field, including whistleblowers whose cases are well known. We will gladly offer assistance in locating suitable speakers for an event. Please contact us for help.

To keep track of potential material for your story, take a few seconds to register here. You will then be able to award 'stars' like these    to relevant articles. You can then see all the pages you have starred in My Favourites – a link in the left-hand column – even weeks or months later.

We recommend the following background material:

The typical experience of a whistleblower

How wrongdoers operate

Some Canadian whistleblowers

A landmark case: Joanna Gualtieri

What's wrong with Canada's government whistleblower law

Performance statistics for the government whistleblower watchdog

Open letter to Prime Minister Harper and opposition leaders

Virtually every scandal – in government or in the public sector – has a whistleblower dimension: either because the story has come to light through information provided by insiders, and/or because the problem was preventable if the organization had listened to these insiders and fixed the problem, instead of covering up.

Whistleblowing is also a subject with great human interest: people relate to the heroic efforts of ordinary employees striving to do the right thing and protect the public interest.

Whistleblowers can also provide shocking insights into the 'dark side' of our institutions: the systemic wrongdoing and incompetence that thrives wherever there is inadequate transparency and accountability.