Whistleblower bill a ‘poison pill,’ says NDP MP Pat Martin: MPs say it will take weeks to rehaul bill to protect public servants, some say bill is dead

Treasury Board Reg Alcock's muchhyped whistleblower bill - a key part of Prime Minister Paul Martin's plan to clean up government in the wake of the sponsorship scandal - is in serious trouble and appears headed for major retooling, if not Parliament's dustbin.

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