Canada needs to reform its disastrously ineffective whistleblowing laws

Frances Haugen’s revelations are the latest of an ongoing succession of dramatic exposures by U.S. whistleblowers who help protect the American public by shining a light on government and corporate wrongdoing. These exposures are possible because the U.S. has pioneered laws since the mid-1970s, resulting in a broad array of highly effective legislation. In contrast, Canada has among the worst whistleblower laws on the planet.
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, pictured in her interview with 60 Minutes, broadcast on Oct. 4, 2021.
The insider testimony given recently by former Facebook employee Frances Haugen to a U.S. Senate subcommittee has seized the world’s attention. She urged the U.S. government to take action, not to destroy Facebook, but to regulate it in the public interest. Others quickly concluded that Facebook ...

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