Ian Bron

Ian Bron is vice-president of Canadians for Accountability, an NGO dedicated to helping whistleblowers and raising awareness about whistleblowing and accountability issues in Canada. He was chief of marine and aviation security regulations at Transport Canada between 2004 and 2006, and raised concerns about the failure to enforce regulations.

Integrity commissioner report spotlights gross mismanagement at Corrections Canada

Harriet Solloway’s first report as integrity commissioner is encouraging in its strong findings, which should serve as a warning to other managers in the public service.

opinion | BY IAN BRON | April 15, 2024

Lac-Mégantic: a preventable tragedy, had whistleblowers been heeded

Canadian governments all wring their hands when things go badly awry, but fail to take the one step that would arguably make the greatest difference: effective whistleblowing laws.

opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 5, 2023

A tale of two House committees

opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 3, 2017