Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform
- Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform
The Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform (FAIR) is a Canadian public interest organization and registered charity whose purpose is to support legislation and management practices that protect whistleblowers.
Mission statement
FAIR's mission is to promote “integrity and accountability within government by empowering employees to speak out without fear of reprisal when they encounter wrongdoing” and to “support legislation and management practices that will provide effective protection for whistleblowers and hence occupational free speech in the workplace.” [ [http://fairwhistleblower.ca/ FAIR Website] ]
History and impact
FAIR was founded in 1998 by Joanna Gualtieri, a well-known whistleblower and a leading authority on Canadian whistleblower law. Under her leadership the organization has played a key role in the shaping of Canadian legislation on whistleblowing and accountability issues. It drafted the first Federal whistleblower protection legislation brought before the Parliament in Canada, which was introduced as a private members bill. It also provided testimony to the House Standing Legislative Committee and Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on May 10 and September 25, 2006 [ [http://cmte.parl.gc.ca/cmte/CommitteePublication.aspx?SourceId=143679 May 10, 2006 Proceedings of the Legislative Committee on Bill C-2] and [http://www.parl.gc.ca/39/1/parlbus/commbus/senate/Com-e/lega-e/09evb-e.htm?Language=E&Parl=39&Ses=1&comm_id=11 September 25, 2006 Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs] ] in advance of the passing of the "Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act". [ [http://lois.justice.gc.ca/en/ShowTdm/cs/P-31.9///en Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act] ]
FAIR governance
Fair is a volunteer-run organization led by an executive director and advisory board.
Executive Director
* David Hutton, an Ottawa-based management consultant
Advisory Board
* The Honourable David Kilgour, MP
* David Swann MD, MLA
* Professor Gerard Seijts
* Robert Stenhouse, a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) whistleblower
References
ee also
* Whistleblower
* Government Accountability Project
External links
* [http://fairwhistleblower.ca/ Federal Accountability Initiative for Reform]
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