The purpose of the bill is to give greater recourse to an individual who discloses wrongdoing, and I believe that, overall, it does exactly that.
This said, the bill is complex, given that the protection of whistle-blowers has implications for many different branches of the public service. It has a very wide reach. Therefore, I believe that amendments should indeed be made to it. Everyone is aware that work needs to be done in this area.
Furthermore, the Treasury Board and the government have a role to play in all of this. The machinery of government is complex and involves many interactions. It will be helpful, even necessary, to hear from public servants on this topic. We are obviously open to hearing their views.
This said, it should be understood that certain mechanisms are provided for in collective agreements; however, this should not be used as an excuse to avoid making laws in relation to this matter. For many years, in some cases, unions have had to make up for the deficiencies in the current regime. Minimum standards must be set out in the legislation.