Funny how politicians back off on promises once they win an election: Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he no longer supports giving the #Privacy Commissioner the power to order the release of documents cbc.ca/news/canada/no…

Jacqueline Ottmann was found to have engaged in nepotism, mismanagement and ‘empire building.’ Unbelievably, she wasn't fired, even after firing a #whistleblower while being investigated. Things will only get worse now. #whistleblowing cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

In an interesting development on my Monday post, the faculty at the FNU have called for drastic action after the board refused to remove the President - who had been found to have committed wrongdoing (including firing a #whistleblower) cbc.ca/news/canada/sa…

There's nothing exceptional about this trend in Canada. I do wonder, however, how much is due to poor information management practices - also a problem across Canada, I'd bet. Whether that's deliberate would be an interesting thing to study #FOI #Manitoba cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

The City of London (#Ontario) makes it clear it doesn't care about appearances when making reprisals #whistleblowing ctvnews.ca/london/video/2…

The value of #whistleblowing bounties is still being hotly debated, with some arguing they push employees to seek rewards rather than fix the problem internally. A recent study, however, shows a significant deterrent effect on wrongdoing (HT Chand Sooran) direct.mit.edu/rest/article/1…

A new article by David Hutton on the Canada's federal #whistleblower protections - or lack thereof. Unfortunately this Hill Times piece is behind a paywall, but if you happen to have a subscription... hilltimes.com/story/2025/11/…