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Watchdog says funding needed to avoid the ‘collapse’ of whistle-blowing
The Public Sector Integrity Commissioner requested $6.7 million plus $14.3 million annually to address a surge to 638 whistleblower submissions in 2025, aiming to clear backlog and improve investigations.
- Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway sent a letter last week to Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali seeking a one-time $6.7 million injection and around $14.3 million per year as Canada’s whistle-blowing regime is at risk.
- A surge in submissions drove 638 filings last year, but resources have not kept pace, producing detrimental delays and contributing to the backlog, the office reported.
- Investigation data show the office launched 37 investigations last year but completed only 17, and only a small percentage of findings result in reports to Parliament.
- The commissioner warned that delays allow wrongdoing and reprisals to continue unaddressed, risking that some allegations may never see the light of day and eroding witnesses' recollections, which endangers confidence in the federal public sector.
- Solloway requested staffing and funding, noting eliminating the backlog requires more analysts and lawyers and the office needs funds to deliver its mandate; she sent the letter last week and the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat has yet to respond.
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Watchdog says funding needed to avoid the 'collapse' of whistle-blowing
OTTAWA — Canada’s integrity watchdog has issued an urgent funding request to the federal government warning the “whistle-blowing regime” is at risk. Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada Harriet Solloway sent a letter to Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali last week asking for a one-time injection of $6.7 million and around $14.3 million in additional […]
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