Government Operations committee  They are flawed legislation, implementation failure, uncommitted and ineffective leadership, political and administrative cultures that stress information control, and a lack of constructive scrutiny by Parliament. Thank you.

Government Operations committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm Pamela Forward, president and executive director of Whistleblowing Canada Research Society. We appreciate very much the opportunity to speak with everybody today. Our heartfelt thanks to MPs who, thus far, have supported the private member's bill, Bill C-290, an act to amend the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, and to the Bloc Québécois member of Parliament from Mirabel, Mr.