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Ian Bron

Ian Bron is vice-president of Canadians for Accountability, an NGO dedicated to helping whistleblowers and raising awareness about whistleblowing and accountability issues in Canada. He was chief of marine and aviation security regulations at Transport Canada between 2004 and 2006, and raised concerns about the failure to enforce regulations.

Lac-Mégantic: a preventable tragedy, had whistleblowers been heeded

Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 5, 2023
Investigations into the July 6, 2013, Lac-Mégantic rail disaster revealed that proper processes hadn’t been followed by the company or by Transport Canada, and that warnings by employees had been ignored, writes Ian Bron. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr
Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 5, 2023
Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 5, 2023
Investigations into the July 6, 2013, Lac-Mégantic rail disaster revealed that proper processes hadn’t been followed by the company or by Transport Canada, and that warnings by employees had been ignored, writes Ian Bron. Photograph courtesy of the Transportation Safety of Board Canada/Flickr
Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 3, 2017
Canada's federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 3, 2017
Opinion | BY IAN BRON | July 3, 2017
Canada's federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau, pictured in this file photo on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright