Generally speaking, every public servant adheres to a code of conduct. For our members, however, for those who have certain designations, the bar is a bit higher.
I'll give an example. If you see something wrong and you didn't do anything wrong, you're a witness to something. If you're performing an audit and an invoice was paid and you detect an anomaly and something doesn't pass the smell test, you have a duty to report it. The challenge with this is that even though you haven't done anything wrong—you're just doing your job—there could be consequences to you personally.
Our members are faced with this situation. They know that ethically they have to report. How do they do this without committing career suicide? How do they do the right thing that they know they're supposed to do, that they have to do? They need to manage their careers. This is why it's one of the most difficult things and one of the most difficult conversations I to have with my members.
Unfortunately, I have to let them know they've done nothing wrong and they need to report it—to their supervisor, to whoever they want. However, we need to make sure we document it, because if ever something happens and there's a scandal, we need to be able to show that they did the right thing and raised it with management. The—