How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

Bill S-232, the Can't Buy Silence Bill, forbids the federal government to sign an NDA covering up harassment, discrimination and violence with any individual or outside institution or organization, and not just its own employees. MPs and Senators should support this bill.

Bill S-232, the Can't Buy My Silence Bill, would protect federal workers and those employed at Crown corporations like the CBC, as well as entities funded by federal money such as Hockey Canada, from NDAs. It also protects private individuals who are asked by the federal government to sign an NDA, write Julie Macfarlane and Sen. Marilou McPhedran. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE

November 24, 2025

“I feel dirty for taking money to keep his crime secret. I feel guilt that someone else will be his victim,” (Story 6 in Can't Buy My Silence testimonies). “The proposed NDA was indefinite, silencing me co...

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