Saskatchewan’s public interest disclosure commissioner says legislation needs to be reviewed so whistleblowers feel more comfortable coming forward with complaints.
Commissioner Mary McFadyen said there have only been 139 out of 67,000 provincial employees who’ve contacted the office since 2011 — a figure that suggests many workers may not feel comfortable coming forward.
“It might mean that there isn’t a wrongdoing going on, but they should be comfortable to come forward and say what they’re seeing and get some advice without being afraid,” she said in an interview on Monday.
The Public Interest Disclosures Act, which is meant to protect whistleblowers who come forward, hasn’t been updated since it was passed in 2011.
McFadyen said the public interest is served when complaints are brought forward because they ensure government institutions and government-funded organizations can address wrongdoings as soon as possible.
The only way to ensure wrongdoings are addressed is to make sure employees feel safe when they come forward, she said.
“Even though our process is very confidential — we never go back and tell anybody about who has ever contacted us — we still get people contacting us anonymously, that they’re afraid to give their names,” she said.
While 139 provincial employees have contacted the office over the last decade, only 10 have come forward internally to make disclosures
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