To be very brief, I think, fundamentally, the idea that we impose a regime on people who are serving the public interest is just wrong. I would say this: in the last 20 years since I started, or commenced, my speaking out about wrongdoing at Foreign Affairs, you can see that the energy around whistle-blowing in Canada has dissipated. We were starting to feel enlightened, and I have to tell you that the support I garnered from Tom Devine—he was the very first outside contact I made in September 1998—was critical. We have regressed since then, so we have to renew the public debate.
On March 21st, 2017. See this statement in context.