Ensure that:

Each individual answer is reinforced with examples that draw upon your understanding of the relevant course material, i.e., PowerPoint Slides, Sexty (5e) text, Brightspace material, etc.

Minimum of three direct references from the Sexty (5e) text for each answer.

Your ideas are expressed clearly and effectively.

Your work is expected to be well organized and presented in paragraph format; not bullet or list format.

Question:

According to a recent news report, Canada ranks at the bottom of a list of a number of nations that have whistleblower protections, states the International Bar Association.

In fact, Canada meets just one out of 20 best practices for transparency and review putting it on par with Norway and Lebanon for weakest protections and falling well behind top-ranked nations such as Ireland, the United States and Serbia.

"Too often the rights that look impressive on paper are only a mirage of protection in practice," the study said.

The study considered whether or not whistleblower laws protect identity, and protect against harassment, prevent gag orders and grant a "genuine day in court."

Canada succeeded in none of those metrics.

In a statement this week, Democracy Watch, a democratic accountability watchdog, called on the federal government to "strengthen whistleblower protection for everyone in federal politics, including political staff, and in all federally regulated businesses."

The International Bar Association report cited Canada for being slow to deal with cases, often taking several years, and regularly ruling against whistleblowers. It called Canada's whistleblower laws, first implemented in 2005, "nearly entirely dormant."

Based on this Report, draw on course content and discussions:

1. a. Define whistleblowing.
2. b. Identify the ethical issues involved with whistleblowing.
3. c. Discuss whether whistleblower email addresses and hotlines would encourage more nurses to come forward and whistle blow about misconduct and inappropriate behavior in their workplace.