Whistle Blowing in British Columbia: Nervous Reporting and Risky Reprisals
The term “whistle blowing” has entered the lexicon of law, corporate governance and politics. For the purposes of this paper, “whistle blowing” refers to employees informing authorities of suspected wrong-doing by his or her employer. The analogy of whistle blowing is to an official on a playing field, such as a soccer referee, who can blow the whistle to point out an infraction and stop the action. More recently the term “ethical reporter” has replaced the term “whistle blower” in academic circles.