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Yukon Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner

Yukon Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner briefs Yukon lawyers on benefits and challenges of PIDWA

Thu, Feb 25, 2021

The Public Interest Disclosure Commissioner for Yukon, Diane McLeod-McKay, made a presentation on February 25th to the 2021 mid-winter conference of the Yukon branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

McLeod-McKay outlined the history and purposes of the Public Interest Disclosure of Wrongdoing Act (PIDWA), as well as some of the challenges that have been discovered during its implementation.

The Commissioner also set out some recommendations for changes to PIDWA, which she intends to make during the review of the legislation, which is currently underway.