Thank you.
As alluded to earlier, the matter of whistleblowing and strengthening the whistleblowing piece would go a good way toward helping the situation we now have. I realize that we have the integrity commissioner, but also I believe the Auditor General recently found that the way the legislation had been implemented was a bit problematic. Some beefing up there may be necessary.
Quite frankly, if a person is going to report adversely on their own department, they're taking a risk and they know they're taking a risk. If they're going to take that risk they have to be assured, among other things, that the matter they bring forward is going to be taken seriously and followed up on. If they see a situation where, according to the Auditor General's report, this wasn't the case--you have the legislation and the bureaucracy in place, but their effectiveness is close to nil--nobody will want to take the chance.