Prime Minister Justin Trudeau refused to commit Tuesday to updating the federal whistleblowing law — a law that makes it illegal for civil servants to flag wrongdoing to the public.
While Trudeau said it is “extremely important” that every Canadian has a safe and secure workplace free from harassment and inappropriate behaviour, he declined to state why his government won’t fix a law that has been criticized by whistleblowers, union leaders, and even its own Liberal MPs for failing to protect those who dare come forward.
Yet, the Liberal government has taken no action to broaden the law. This is despite a Liberal-dominated committee recommending more than 25 changes to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act four years ago, and agreement from the minister at the time, Treasury Board president Scott Brison, that “improvements are required.”
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