This amendment seeks to amend clause 4 of Bill C-290 by replacing line 34 on page 2 with the following:(b.1) a case of abuse of authority within the meaning of subsection 2(4) of the Public Service Employment Act;
The amendment defines abuse of authority by reference to an existing statute. A new definition is therefore not provided, and the current definition is not a major problem, as there is already a fairly broad consensus on its application. The amendment merely clarifies this point in what would be new paragraph 8(b.1) of the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act.