Whistleblower legislation sorely needed

[FarmRanger]

To prevent another Adscam-like scandal, wouldn't it help if we had whistleblower legislation with teeth? It’s a lot easier to cover up government misdeeds if they can threaten demotions and/or job loss to employees in their departments. This is probably the single best thing Harper can do to weed out corruption.
Here’s an excerpt from the Taxpayers Federation website:

“One of the biggest failures of the law (recently passed) is that it requires the whistleblower first seek resolution within their own department. Such a provision is absolutely laughable. For example, it would have done nothing to protect the Sponsorship’s whistleblower, Allan Cutler.

Cutler worked with the infamous bureaucrat Chuck Guite in 1994. They both handled advertising and public opinion research in Public Works. Guite- who allegedly had the vanity license plate “gravy”-- began to interfere with some files and contracts. Cutler noted several contracting irregularities and refused to sign off on them. He submitted his concerns to both his department supervisor and to the internal audit branch. Cutler was demoted while Guite continued to move up and eventually headed what we now know as the Sponsorship program."

Full article at: http://www.taxpayer.com/main/news.php?news_id=2146

[cowman]

I suspect if they could get a decent whistleblower piece of legislation in we might have to build some more prisons to hold all the crooks!
I truly hope if Harper and the Conservatives get in they can rise above the corruption and graft that has plagued Ottawa for decades. The Mulrooney government wasn't a lot better than the Chretien/Martin tag team of thugs?
If this country is to survive we need some statesmen instead of all these darned politicians who are out to line their pockets? Maybe I am naive to think that is possible but I can always hope?