Québec City, March 23, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - On the occasion of Whistleblower Awareness Day, March 24, 2022, the members of the Public Integrity Partners Forum, composed of the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP), the Office of the Inspector General of Ville de Montréal (BIG), the Commissaire à l'éthique à la déontologie (CED), the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ), Élections Québec, the Québec Ombudsman, and the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC), highlight the crucial contribution that whistleblowers make to public integrity.
Themed Strengthening public organization integrity--In it together, the half-day of conferences organized by the Forum is the first such event aimed at making public sector players aware of the importance of whistleblowers in protecting the probity of our public organizations. The goal is also to make it known that there is protection for those who disclose wrongdoings to an organization that is a Forum member.
The role of whistleblowers and the protection offered them
On March 24, 2022, the half-day of conferences will be presented virtually to various municipal and provincial organizations in order to promote the importance of the role of whistleblowers and of the protection they are provided. Québec Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret will open the event, followed by a word from the Minister Responsible for Government Administration and Chair of the Conseil du trésor, Sonia LeBel.
The half-day will begin with a panel consisting of the Inspector...
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