Kudos to House committee for sound recommendations on whistleblower protection

There are other troubled Phoenix-like projects under way that could implode at any moment. If Trudeau wants to protect his government against such future debacles, he needs to make it safe for honest public servants to share what they know.
Integrity Commissioner Joe Friday boasted before a House committee about his own 'good leadership,' overlooking several indications of serious misconduct within his office, where he has been part of senior management since 2008, writes David Hutton.
OTTAWA—The parliamentary committee studying Canada’s federal whistle blowing law for the past five months has unanimously called on the Trudeau government to make sweeping changes to the act. The Government Operations Committee (OGGO) was carrying out a long-overdue review of the Public Servant...

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