Canadians for Accountability
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Canadians for Accountability is a non-profit organization
established in 2008 to advocate on whistleblowing issues in Canada and provide support to both public sector
and private sector
whistleblowers. Canadians for Accountability is Canada's only national whistleblower protection organization. The current President
is Allan Cutler
, the former Conservative Party of Canada
candidate notable for his role as the whistleblower who triggered the Sponsorship Scandal
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
established in 2008 to advocate on whistleblowing issues in Canada and provide support to both public sector
Public sector
The public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
and private sector
Private sector
In economics, the private sector is that part of the economy, sometimes referred to as the citizen sector, which is run by private individuals or groups, usually as a means of enterprise for profit, and is not controlled by the state...
whistleblowers. Canadians for Accountability is Canada's only national whistleblower protection organization. The current President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
is Allan Cutler
Allan Cutler
Allan S. Cutler is a former Canadian public servant notable for his role as the whistleblower who reported anomalies in a Canadian sponsorship program designed to raise awareness in Quebec of the Government of Canada's contributions to Quebec industries and culture. This program was undertaken to...
, the former Conservative Party of Canada
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
candidate notable for his role as the whistleblower who triggered the Sponsorship Scandal
Sponsorship scandal
The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government "sponsorship program" in the province of Quebec and involving the Liberal Party of Canada, which was in power from 1993 to 2006...
.
Goals
The stated goals of the organization are to:- Educate Canadians about whistleblowing and abusive management situations through counselling, education and assistance in accordance with the law,
- To promoting an understanding of whistleblowing: what it is, the dynamics, the culture, mechanisms and solutions,
- Promote public awareness of the importance and value of whistleblowing in the Canadian context, including labour unions, senior management and employees, and
- Advocate for a culture of truth, transparency and integrity in Canada's public and private sector institutions and Canadian society in general.