Opposition parties call for whistleblower protection
Topics: Quebec, Anti-corruption efforts, LegislationRating: 3CBC News – November 23, 2012Opposition parties at Quebec's National Assembly are calling for the introduction of whistleblower protection...
View ArticleRussian farmer fights corruption
Topics: Russia, Anti-corruption efforts, WhistleblowersRating: 2Max Seddon – November 22, 2012When Eduard Mochalov tried to have the people who stole his cattle and pig farm brought to justice, he...
View ArticleRCMP sets sights on white-collar crime
Topics: RCMP, White-collar crime, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 4The following are selected extractsDouglas Quan – November 25, 2012The RCMP is hoping that a new strategy of going after crooked...
View ArticleCanada and the international anti-corruption landscape
Topics: Foreign corrupt practices legislation, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 0Anthony J. Cole & Christine E. Silverberg – November 26, 2012There is no shortage of voices telling corporations in...
View ArticleProtecting Whistleblowers at the UN
Topics: United Nations, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 2Shelley Walden – November 12, 2012The United Nations promotes the rule of law around the world, especially in its peacekeeping missions. But...
View ArticleQuebec anti-corruption squad arrested 49 people
Topics: Quebec, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 4Associated Press – December 19, 2012Quebec’s anti-corruption squad has produced a list of its activities from 2012 — and what a list it is. Forty-nine...
View ArticleOrnge implements policy to protect whistleblowers
Topics: Charities & non-profits, Health care, Anti-corruption efforts, OntarioRating: 0December 27, 2012Ontario's embattled air ambulance service says it is taking steps to protect whistleblowers...
View ArticleORNGE sets up policy to protect whistleblowers in wake of scandal
Topics: Charities & non-profits, Anti-corruption efforts, Corporate ethics, Health careRating: 3Kevin Donovan – December 27, 2012ORNGE employees who want to blow the whistle on poor company...
View ArticleWith Nortel verdict, RCMP's fraud unit racks up dismal conviction record
Topics: White-collar crime, RCMP, IMET, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 3Jeff Gray – January 14, 2013The RCMP’s white-collar crime investigators announced criminal charges in two high-profile cases of...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin hires former Watergate investigator to advise on anti-corruption
Topics: Corporate ethics, Anti-corruption efforts, Construction industryRating: 4Nicolas Van Praet – January 24, 2013Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. has hired Watergate investigator...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin hires outside exec to oversee business ethics
Topics: Corporate ethics, Construction industry, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 0February 22, 2013Troubled engineering giant SNC-Lavalin has hired a former Siemens executive to guide the company on...
View ArticleTransparency laws will release money to tackle poverty
Topics: Europe, Anti-corruption efforts, Legislation, Resources industry, Oil & gas industryRating: 2The European Council and Parliament has reached a historic agreement on transparency legislation...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin’s new sheriff takes centre stage
Topics: Corporate ethics, Construction industry, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 3Sophie Cousineau – April 28, 2013He is a man no CEO wishes to call in for help. But if your company is mired in a...
View ArticleSNC-Lavalin offers amnesty to whistleblowers
Topics: Construction industry, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 4May 27, 2013SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is offering whistleblowers within its workforce a limited offer of amnesty from being fired if they...
View ArticleCanada joins Russia in opposing historic anti-corruption agreement
Topics: Anti-corruption efforts, White-collar crime, Financial industry, Wealthy elitesRating: 0Jamie Doward – June 8, 2013David Cameron's hopes of securing at the G8 summit next week a major...
View ArticleFinalists selected for first UBC international integrity award
Topics: Anti-corruption efforts, HonoursRating: 0Dene Moore – August 20, 2013An international human rights group, an Indian corruption fighter and a campaigner for Afghan women's rights are the...
View ArticleCitizens use new law to remove Quebec mayor from office
Topics: Quebec, Corruption, Anti-corruption efforts, Victories, Political misconductRating: 0Sue Montgomery – August 29, 2013For the first time in Quebec, citizens have successfully used a new law to...
View ArticleOpinion: Quebec has taken the lead in fight against corruption
Topics: Quebec, Anti-corruption effortsRating: 0Don Macpherson – August 30, 2013The perp walk for which Quebec has become famous in recent years is about to start again. On Tuesday, the public...
View ArticleNew Ontario Securities Commission unit will target fraud
Topics: Ontario, OSC, White-collar crime, Anti-corruption efforts, Watchdogs, Financial industryRating: 0Madhavi Acharya-Tom Yew – June 14, 2013Canada’s stock market watchdog has created a new unit...
View ArticleMovement Towards International Anticorruption Standards?
Topics: Anti-corruption efforts, World BankRating: 4Matthew Fowler – September 27, 2013Is the time ripe for a common international anticorruption standard? At a recent World Bank panel discussion...
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