Civil Circles

Rookie Conservative MP pushes for legislative changes to eliminate ‘culture of fear’ in the civil service

Liberal and Conservative MPs support a legislative amendment to make it easier for civil servants to prove reprisals for whistleblowing.

Conservative MP Kelly McCauley says he and his colleagues on the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee must make substantial reforms to federal law to 'change the culture within the public service' to encourage coming forward when confronted with wrongdoing. Photograph courtesy of the House of Commons

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

March 1, 2017

The Trudeau government must improve legal protections for public sector whistleblowers to undermine the "culture of fear" that has developed within the ranks of the federal civil service over the past year, warns Conservative MP Kelly McCauley. Mr. McCauley (Edmonton West, Alta.) said he and his...

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