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Senior fellow, researcher, consultant, advocate. Interested in management, accountability, integrity, and ethics.

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined July 2011
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Wat gebeurt er als een medewerker iets ziet dat vragen oproept? Het antwoord is niet altijd vanzelfsprekend. Bekijk Tim's verhaal en help ons onderzoek naar interne #meldsystemen in middelgrote organisaties in Nederland. Delen graag! #InternMelden youtube.com/watch?v=YLN1_QZT…
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Wat gebeurt er als een medewerker iets ziet dat vragen oproept? Het antwoord is niet altijd vanzelfsprekend. Bekijk Sophie's verhaal en help ons onderzoek naar interne #meldsystemen in middelgrote organisaties in Nederland. Delen graag! #InternMelden youtube.com/watch?v=rGBINhPI…
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A #Quebec whistleblower was suspended and then had her job eliminated after reporting assault of a child. Methinks the organization will regret it in the long run, as it was quite blatant. Unfortunately, #whistleblowing cases usually take years to resolve journaldemontreal.com/2026/0…
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The Ethics Practitioners' Association of Canada has a webinar Tuesday, 23 June, titled "New Directions for Whistleblower Protection." Registration is free. Visit the link below for more information: epac-apec.ca
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Kunnen jullie ons helpen om Nederlandse mkb-bedrijven te bereiken? De Universiteit Utrecht wil graag de perspectieven horen van organisaties met 1 tot 249 werknemers op de Wet bescherming klokkenluiders. Deel deze flyer gerust met je netwerk. #mkb #Nederland #Onderzoek
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Can you help us reach Dutch SMEs? Please share this flyer seeking participants for our Utrecht University research on internal reporting systems. We want to understand what support smaller organizations need to implement the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act #MKB #Research
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To my last post, which linked @CFE_TMU Director Jim Turk's examination of the degradation of democracy in #Canada, I add the latest by @DeanBeeby on the undermining of Canada's Access to Information Act (#FOI) deanbeeby.substack.com/p/can…
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#Canada has a reputation as an enlightened democracy with excellent rule of law. There was always a bit of hype and self-delusion in that, but - as Jim Turk of the Centre for Free Expression observes - it's now really being torn down cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2026/0…
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Uw aandacht, alstublieft: we hebben hulp nodig. Nederlandse organisaties met 1–249 medewerkers, de Universiteit Utrecht nodigt u uit om deel te nemen aan een anonieme enquête van 10 minuten over interne meldprocedures: lnkd.in/ecav86cb
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2/2 Door deel te nemen aan deze enquête krijgen kleinere bedrijven en organisaties de kans om hun ervaringen en perspectieven te delen voordat de Nederlandse overheid de handhaving van deze verplichtingen verder vormgeeft. Deel dit gerust via uw netwerken.
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2/3 If confidential information was released for personal or political reasons, an investigation may be appropriate. But if it was intended to reveal government mismanagement or wrongdoing, it is not. The Auditor General's report tends to support the latter argument
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3/3 The effect on trust in UPAC is also an issue. When an anti-corruption body investigates the source of such disclosures, it risks creating the impression that it is being used to deter or punish those who raise concerns. That's a dangerous perception for any watchdog agency.
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An interesting post by Dean Beaby on the abuse of cabinet confidences to frustrate access to info requests in the Government of #Canada. Scholars argue that it is likely unconstitutional, but given the deferential nature of Canadian courts I wonder if they would agree. #FOI
A new substack from me: The black hole devouring cabinet records deanbeeby.substack.com/p/the… #cdnfoi #cdnpoli
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Existing research suggests that big #whistleblowing awards are effective while small ones may deter speaking up. This may be because they promote a mental cost-benefit analysis. In the financial sector, this would be a small award #britishcolumbia voiceonline.com/b-c-securiti…
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Here's some media coverage of Dr. Kaitlin Stockton's award for #whistleblowing. Dr. Stockton is a British Columbia doctor who spoke out about hospital overcrowding and patient care. I'll link the video to the actual award ceremony below (1/2) globalnews.ca/video/11841596…
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