We have a whistle-blower protection act in Canada. How do the provisions in this bill, either explicit or implied, complement or conflict with the current whistle-blower legislation? I remember that when we were studying the whistle-blower act, some of the cases that we looked at involved Health Canada scientists speaking out against this or that, purportedly in the public interest.
Do we need the whistle-blower aspects of this bill or is the current federal whistle-blower legislation sufficient? It seems to me that one might be superfluous relative to another. I don't know. That's a question that came to mind when you mentioned whistle-blower protection.