Mr. Speaker, whistle-blowers are an essential part of democracy. Any time we have whistle-blowers who know something is going wrong in their department, there are always appropriate channels. Maybe going to the media is not the first thing they do, but in these cases, I am sure that these people have exhausted all the possible avenues that they have to try to get things right within their organization.
When they have been stonewalled, whether it be from the processes or from corrupt people who are preventing them from doing that, they need to have the knowledge that they are free to speak without penalty and without consequences that would be detrimental for them or their families. Without that, we cannot have accountability, and that is here in the House, that is in our public service and that is in our private sector.
We need accountability across the country. What separates great societies from failing societies is when people know that they can be held accountable when they are doing wrong.