whistleblowers

A CSIS officer who is among a group of whistleblowers raising allegations of sexual assault and harassment in the spy agency's British Columbia office says she hopes their actions have "lit a match" to change what she calls a "dark and disturbing place."

Caroline Maynard reminded the House of Commons government operations committee Friday that Canadians’ right of access has not been suspended during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Canadian COVID-19 Accountability Group of transparency experts wants Ottawa to legally require the proactive disclosure of certain types of federal records within 15 days of them being prepared.

Like a sports coach coming off a disappointing season, the new head of the agency that regulates Alberta's heavily challenged energy industry knows he's got some work to do.

An Ontario government request for an OPP investigation into a leak of its secret plans for healthcare has prompted fresh concerns about what will happen if a friend of Premier Doug Ford gets to lead the provincial police force.

A small Victoria, B.C.-based tech firm has found itself mired in a privacy scandal unfolding in Europe as it faces accusations that it played a role in influencing Britain's vote to leave the European Union.

Once the signatures are on paper, the union representing federal scientists believes that their right to speak freely about their research will be protected, regardless of who is in power.

Canada's energy regulator has widened the scope of a safety recall on dodgy parts in pipelines that were first flagged about 10 years ago.

Shawn-Patrick Stensil shook his head in disbelief as he walked out of a Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission public meeting on Thursday.

Alberta’s professional engineering society has dismissed allegations against professional engineers who worked at Canada’s national pipeline regulator, following a lengthy probe.

The final audit report hid the existence of secret Enbridge environmental reports and deleted paragraphs suggesting the pipeline operator would have trouble preventing leaks on aging infrastructure.

“We want to avoid having those kind of one off conversations where we have coffee and things like that,” NEB vice-president of operations Chris Loewen told a whistleblower