C-11 , 38th Parliament, 1st session Monday, October 4, 2004, to Tuesday, November 29, 2005
An Act to establish a procedure for the disclosure of wrongdoings in the public sector, including the protection of persons who disclose the wrongdoings
Short title:
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act
This bill received royal assent on Friday, November 25, 2005
Statutes of Canada 2005, c. 46
Progress
House of Commons
End of stage activity
Introduction and first reading, Friday, October 8, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, October 8, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Referral to committee before second reading, Monday, October 18, 2004
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 14, 2004 |
|
Monday, October 18, 2004 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Minutes |
|---|---|
Thursday, October 21, 2004 |
Meeting 2 |
Thursday, November 4, 2004 |
Meeting 6 |
Thursday, November 18, 2004 |
Meeting 8 |
Tuesday, November 30, 2004 |
Meeting 11 |
Tuesday, December 7, 2004 |
Meeting 13 |
Thursday, December 9, 2004 |
Meeting 14 |
Tuesday, December 14, 2004 |
Meeting 15 |
Thursday, February 3, 2005 |
Meeting 17 |
Thursday, February 10, 2005 |
Meeting 19 |
Tuesday, February 15, 2005 |
Meeting 20 |
Thursday, February 17, 2005 |
Meeting 21 |
Tuesday, February 22, 2005 |
Meeting 22 |
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 |
Meeting 25 |
Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
Meeting 26 |
Thursday, March 24, 2005 |
Meeting 27 |
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 |
Meeting 28 |
Thursday, April 7, 2005 |
Meeting 29 |
Thursday, April 7, 2005 |
Meeting 30 |
Thursday, May 12, 2005 |
Meeting 37 |
Thursday, June 9, 2005 |
Meeting 43 |
Thursday, June 16, 2005 |
Meeting 45 |
Tuesday, June 21, 2005 |
Meeting 46 |
Tuesday, June 21, 2005 |
Meeting 47 |
Thursday, June 23, 2005 |
Meeting 48 |
Thursday, June 23, 2005 |
Meeting 49 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
Meeting 50 |
Tuesday, June 28, 2005 |
Meeting 51 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, September 27, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Concurrence at report stage and second reading, Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Monday, October 3, 2005 |
|
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 4, 2005 |
Sitting 131
Agreed to
(Journals 131)
|
Senate
End of stage activity
First reading, Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 18, 2005 |
End of stage activities
Second reading, Thursday, October 27, 2005
Referral to committee, Thursday, October 27, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Tuesday, October 25, 2005 |
|
Wednesday, October 26, 2005 |
|
Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Committee report presented, Thursday, November 24, 2005
Committee meetings
| Meeting date | Details |
|---|---|
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 |
Meeting 48 |
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Thursday, November 24, 2005 |
End of stage activity
Third reading, Friday, November 25, 2005
Chamber sittings
| Sitting date | Debates (Hansard) |
|---|---|
Friday, November 25, 2005 |
Details
Recorded votes
House of Commons
Vote 2 — Monday, October 18, 2004
- Result:
- Agreed To
Bill C-11, An Act to establish a procedure for the disclosure of wrongdoings in the public sector, including the protection of persons who disclose the wrongdoings (referral to a committee before second reading)
- Yeas:
- 207
- Nays:
- 93
- Paired:
- 0
- Total:
- 300
Senate
To view the complete list of standing votes that have taken place in the Senate, please refer to the Votes page of the Senate of Canada website.Speaker's rulings and statements
There are currently no Speaker's rulings and statements.
Major speeches at second reading
Senate
| Speech date | Speech | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | Sponsor’s speech(Sitting 91) | |
| Tuesday, October 25, 2005 | Response speech(Sitting 91) |
About
Legislative summary
A legislative summary of this bill is available from the Library of Parliament.
From the Library of Parliament
The Library of Parliament’s research publications provide non-partisan, reliable and timely information and analysis on current and emerging issues, legislation and major public policy topics.
Further reading
Blowing the whistle.
Gordon, Sheldon.
National, 13:22-9
Build an ethical organizational culture before the whistle blows.
Dempsey, Alison L.
Law now, 29:9-10
Independent inquiry needed into firing of whistleblowers.
Eggertson, Laura.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 171:438
La voix de la dénonciation.
Gualtieri, Joanna.
CA magazine, 137:43-5
Le Bureau de l'intégrité de la fonction publique.
Keyserlingk, Edward W.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 25:37-9
Les arguments en faveur d'une loi sur la dénonciation dans la fonction publique.
Kinsella, Nöel A.
Revue parlementaire canadienne, 24:10-12
Parliamentary privilege and members' sources of information.
Attwood, Julie.
Australasian parliamentary review, 17:87-96
Public service waits for new whistleblower protection office.
O'Malley, Kady.
The Hill Times, no. 798:13
Safe disclosure.
Dionisi, Sandra.
CA magazine, 136:20, 22-5 ff
The case of whistle-blowing legislation in Canada.
Kinsella, Nöel A.
Canadian parliamentary review, 24:8-10
The Public Service Integrity Officer.
Keyserlingk, Edward W.
Canadian parliamentary review, 25:32-4
Watching out for whistle-blowers.
Marron, Kevin.
Canadian lawyer, 29:42-5
Whistleblower protection needed in Canada: advocates.
Lenzner, Jeanne.
CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association journal, 171:439
Whistleblowers : all truth is good, but not all truth is good to say.
Bowal, Peter.
Law now, 27:32-4
Whistling in the wind.
Cohen, Lynne.
Canadian lawyer, 27:35-41