Yes.
You're right, Mr. Friday. This is about socially acceptable behaviour. Fundamentally, it's not about whistle-blowers. It's about keeping our government honest, and whistle-blowers do that. So they're essential to ensuring accountability and transparency in this country.
What we're not talking about, though it was suggested in the chair's comments, is that this is really about the fear of reprisals and whether or not the legislation is robust enough to protect whistle-blowers when they do come forward. You may be aware that I have tabled a bill on this that attempts to provide greater protection for whistle-blowers with regard to the delay for denouncing a reprisal in the workplace due to whistle-blowing. It's a 60-day limit right now. I am suggesting that it should take into consideration a yearly work evaluation cycle.
What do you think about that? Because if there are going to be reprisals, they would be at the next employee evaluation.