Whistleblower Protection Bill C-11

A federal Parliamentary committee is currently considering Bill C-11, which proposes to create a "whistleblower" protection system so that people who witness wrongdoing in the federal government can report it without fear of harassment or other penalties.

Bill C-11 has many flaws, and if the flaws are not corrected whistleblowers will not be effectively protected when they blow the whistle on violations of laws, regulations, policies, codes and guidelines. Because the federal Liberals do not control a majority of the seats in Parliament, the opposition parties can and have promised to make changes to make Bill C-11 more effective. The Government Operations and Estimates Committee will be considering changes to Bill C-11 soon after Parliament opens next week (on January 31st) so please send your letter this week!

Please send a letter right now calling for changes to Bill C-11. The following sample letter provides a list of changes needed to make Bill C-11 effective and comprehensive. To be most effective, please use the sample letter only as a model for writing your own letter, and please note that sending a letter by mail or fax is much more effective than sending an email.

Send your letter (no postage needed) re: Bill C-11 (Whistleblowerprotection bill) to:

Ms. Miriam Burke, Clerk (NOTE: ask her to provide all Committeemembers with a copy of your letter)
Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates
House of Commons
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0A6
Fax: (613) 996-1962
Email: BurkeM@parl.gc.ca