Whistleblowing: Policy, Practice and Research

• In-person event
• Cost: $50 per person/$5 for students – Please contact Stephanie Bourk or Paloma Raggo if you need assistance with the cu_event_cost.

• Contact
• Stephanie Bourk (stephaniebourk@cunet.carleton.ca), Paloma Raggo (palomaraggo@cunet.carleton.ca)

This inaugural conference will take a comprehensive look at the state of whistleblowing in Canada. This conference will expand the conversation and help create an ongoing “community of interest” by bringing together those involved in whistleblowing policy, practice and research. This includes researchers, lawyers, journalists, academics, psychotherapists, unions, whistleblowers, organizational leaders and policy-makers. Harnessing the power of this shared knowledge will help us do better in our organizations for the benefit of everyone.

This two-day conference will include topics such as legislation, organizational culture, trauma, practitioner perspectives (media, lawyers, whistleblowers) and a policy forum, and a special keynote address from Lieutenant-General (ret) The Honorable Romeo A. Dallaire.

Day 1

• Panel 1: Whistleblowing and the Law – Does the Canadian legal framework offer safety for whistleblowers to disclose concerns?
• Panel 2: Organizational Culture(s) and Whistleblowing – Cultural contexts – How do they foster or inhibit whistleblowing?
• Keynote Speaker – Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire 
• Panel 3: Media and Whistleblowing –  How to get the story out when no one wants to hear?
• Panel 4: Whistleblowers Trauma and Reprisals – What are the psychosocial consequences of whistleblowing?

Day 2

• Panel 5: Civil Society Groups and Whistleblowing – What is the state of whistleblowing and civil society organizations?
• Panel 6: Whistleblowers Stories – What are the consequences of ignoring whistleblowers?
• Panel 7: The Law and Practitioners Perspectives – What are the challenges in representing whistleblowers?
• Policy Makers Forum 

For more information, please visit the Whistleblowing Canada Research Society: whistleblowingcanada.com

Please register here…

This event is part of FPA Research Series and hosted by the Whistleblowing Canada Research Society.