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How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

  • Bill S-232, the Can't Buy Silence Bill, forbids the federal government to sign an NDA covering up harassment, discrimination and violence with any individual
Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE | November 24, 2025
Bill S-232, the Can't Buy My Silence Bill, would protect federal workers and those employed at Crown corporations like the CBC, as well as entities funded by federal money such as Hockey Canada, from NDAs. It also protects private individuals who are asked by the federal government to sign an NDA, write Julie Macfarlane and Sen. Marilou McPhedran. Image courtesy of Pixabay

How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE | November 24, 2025
  • Bill S-232, the Can't Buy Silence Bill, forbids the federal government to sign an NDA covering up harassment, discrimination and violence with any individual

How best to stop coverups: end government misuse of non-disclosure agreements

Opinion | BY INDEPENDENT SENATOR MARILOU MCPHEDRAN, JULIE MACFARLANE | November 24, 2025
  • Bill S-232, the Can't Buy Silence Bill, forbids the federal government to sign an NDA covering up harassment, discrimination and violence with any individual
Bill S-232, the Can't Buy My Silence Bill, would protect federal workers and those employed at Crown corporations like the CBC, as well as entities funded by federal money such as Hockey Canada, from NDAs. It also protects private individuals who are asked by the federal government to sign an NDA, write Julie Macfarlane and Sen. Marilou McPhedran. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
Senator Marilou McPhedran tabled Bill S-261 on May 9, 2023, but it has yet to complete second reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a

Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs

Opinion | BY ZELDA PERKINS, JULIE MACFARLANE | April 29, 2024
  • Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a
Senator Marilou McPhedran tabled Bill S-261 on May 9, 2023, but it has yet to complete second reading. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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