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News
2011 Annual General Meeting
Media Updates
Media Coverage of Canadians for Accountability
2011 Annual General Meeting
Canadians for Accountability had its AGM on June 29, 2011. The speaker was retired Captain Sean Bruyea, the veteran who exposed abuses and policies designed to hurt veterans at Veterans Affairs Canada and was subjected to a concerted campaign of reprisal as a result. For his efforts, he was awarded the 2011 Golden Whistle Award.
Elections were held at the meeting for all board positions. One new position was the Managing Director. This position will serve as an executive director position for the first year or two, fullfilling the administrative role associated with such a position, and will be the first point of contact for inquiries.
To learn more about our new board positions and members, visit the About Us page.
Our Blog
Canadians for Accountability provides commentary on current whistleblowing and accountability issues in Canada and abroad via our blog.
If you wish to get email updates, visit the blog and use the sign-up field in the right hand corner of the page.
Canadians for Accountability in the News
Public servants still coming forward with serious concerns, fears of reprisals
The Hill Times, October 27, 2008
A Canadians for Accountability letter to the editor criticizing Public Service Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet.
Baird should have checked his facts first
(Note: Scroll down for Canadians for Accountability letter.)
The Hill Times, April 6, 2009
A Canadians for Accountability on Transport Minister John Baird's response to criticisms of safety management systems.
New Democrat transport critic demands federal aviation safety practices must be investigated
NDP Press Release, Aprill 22, 2009
Calls for an inquiry following the Aviation Safety Round Table, which included Canadians for Accountability.
New airline safety system doesn't meet standards: Pilots
Ottawa Citizen, April 22, 2009
A report on the Aviation Safety Round Table, which included Canadians for Accountability.
Time for Commissioner Ouimet to blow the whistle
The Hill Times, May 25, 2009
A criticism of Public Service Integrity Commissioner Christiane Ouimet's failure to investigae any complainst of wrongdoing in her first two years.
Ontario Teacher Punished for Speaking Out on Reinstated Sexual Offenders
LifeSiteNews.com, June 17, 2009
Teachers come to the support of Jim Black.
Whistleblower under attack
Toronto Star, November 20, 2009
Allan Cutler is interviewed in a story on whistleblower Richard Colvin.
Tolerating abuse of whistleblower bad for Canada
Saskatoon StarPhoenix, November 21, 2009
Allan Cutler is interviewed in a story on whistleblower Richard Colvin.
Allan Cutler, whistleblower
CTV News, November 30, 2009 (?)
The former bureaucrat who blew the whistle on the Liberal sponsorship scandal discusses the pressure that has been placed on ex-diplomat Richard Colvin for his testimony on the Afghan detainee treatment scandal.
Colvin is indeed a whistleblower
Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 2009
Op-ed by Ian Bron rebutting claims that Richard Colvin is not a whistleblower.
What makes a whistleblower
The Hill Times, December 7, 2009
Op-ed by Ian Bron, Haiyan Zhang and Allan Cutler on what the Richard Colvin case teaches us about whistleblowing in government.
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Canadians for Accountability Interview on the Five O'Clock Train
CHUO Radio (Ottawa), February 25, 2010
Allan Cutler and Ian Bron are interviewed on the University of Ottawa's radio station, and talk about whistleblowing issues and challenges.
Federal agency accused of sole-sourcing contracts
CTV News (Ottawa), March 28, 2010
Canadians for Accountability reported suspicious contracting practices at the Public Service Commission of Canada. The contracts used the controversial ACANs process, which many say make it possible for government departments to select favoured contractors without a proper bidding process. The four contracts identified were worth more than $330,000 in total.
We need to learn from Sean Bruyea
The Hill Times (Ottawa), October 18, 2010
Sean Bruyea's case is important, and hopefully his coming forward will be a watershed moment. Canadians can now better understand how hard it really is to speak out, and how much dissenters and whistleblowers continue to suffer at the hands of our federal government.
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Integrity commissioner fails test of credibility
The Hill Times (Ottawa), October 25, 2010
Last week, Christine Ouimet, the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and the senior bureaucrat tasked with implementing the government's Accountability Act, resigned. We applaud her decision, as she had once again failed miserably in the test of credibility when she delivered her third annual report.
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It's time Parliament delivered 'ironclad' whistleblower protection
The Hill Times (Ottawa), November 1, 2010
Three years have passed and millions wasted with no results and no contribution to improved government transparency and accountability. (A joint letter from FAIR, Canadiuans for Accountability, and Democracy Watch)
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Whistleblowers still wait for accountability to mean something
Ottawa Citizen, December 10, 2010
When the auditor general issued her findings on Thursday after investigating Christiane Ouimet, those of us who were aware of the former Public Service Integrity Commissioner's failure to protect whistleblowers were only surprised by the extent of her lack of integrity. The AG said bluntly that "the commissioner's behaviour and actions do not pass the test of public scrutiny and are inappropriate and unacceptable for a public servant." Our concern is not limited to how the former commissioner failed, but more importantly, how the government and Parliament failed in their oversight of an organization mandated with much needed action on safeguarding public integrity.
Parliament needs to act on integrity
The Hill Times (Ottawa), December 20, 2010
Whistleblowers deserve for real protection and Canadians should not have to wait for another AG investigation for a commissioner with integrity. The time for real action is long overdue.
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Ouimet's office had problems early on
The Hill Times (Ottawa), December 20, 2010
Canadians need to understand the connection between the Auditor General's damning report on the now-retired Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, Ms. Christiane Ouimet, the near-death state of the access to information system, and the kind of embarrassing and damaging leaks like the ones that come from WikiLeaks and other non-governmental organizations which facilitate whistleblowing. (Letter to the editor)
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Public Sector Integrity Commissioner's Office fiasco tells a lot about how Ottawa works, and it ain't pretty
The Hill Times (Ottawa), December 20, 2010
Canadians should pay close attention to the saga of the public sector integrity commissioner, because it tells a lot about how Ottawa works. And it isn't pretty. In particular, it teaches us that in Ottawa expediency trumps ethics, and that there is no penalty for bad behaviour-only rewards.
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Created: September 11, 2008
Last updated: July 10, 2011
