Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman wants the city to be part of protection measures for whistleblowers that the province recently passed through The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower) Amendment Act.
Municipalities have an opportunity to be included in the framework of the act if they advise the province with a council resolution before October 15, 2018. The amended legislation will come into force on December 4, 2018.
“City employees work incredibly hard to provide high-quality services to residents across our city,” said Mayor Brian Bowman. “An open and transparent City Hall needs to ensure employees feel safe and protected if they feel the need to report incidents of wrongdoing in the workplace, and if included within the provincial whistleblower framework they would have those protections.”
Bowman will introduce a motion to the Executive Policy Committee (EPC) next week that will recommend Council formally requests to be included in whistleblower protection under The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act. This protection will extend to all civic employees including people appointed to City of Winnipeg boards and commissions, Executive Assistants to City Councillors as well as employees of the Mayor’s Office.
If adopted by EPC the motion will be brought to full council on September 20, 2018.
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