Whistleblowers not safe in public service

Canadian whistleblowers have been successfully persecuted as an example set to deter any potential ethical dissenters, says Ian Bron. On Aug. 8, the PSLRB upheld the dismissal of Health Canada scientists Shiv Chopra and Margaret Haydon who were fired in 2

Why does Canada treat its whistleblowers so badly? Even though it has been just a few years since the sponsorship scandal, which Allan Cutler and another anonymous whistleblower exposed, it's a question that needs to be asked.

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