History and context

Canadian Legislation: The Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
Canada's federal whistleblower law, the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act (PSDPA), and the two agencies created to administer it, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner (OPSIC), and the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal (PSDPT).

The Canadian Experience
The story of a decade-long quest for effective whistleblower protection in Canada.

Other Countries' Experience
How public pressure in some other countries has led to whistleblower protection laws.

Transparency International Whistleblowing Principles
The most authoritative international consensus regarding what needs to be included in whistleblower protection legislation.

The ' Five Essentials' of Whistleblower Protection
FAIR's gold standard, which can be used to pinpoint what's right and what's wrong in the legislation.

AdScam and the Gomery Inquiry
The scandal that put government wrongdoing squarely in the spotlight, and set the stage for election of a new government with an anti-corruption mandate.