e-2237 (Whistleblower protection)
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the House of Commons
- Health care provider Extendicare Canada Inc. and its subsidiary, Progressive Step Corporation, agreed in the year 2014 to repay $38 million (USD) to resolve allegations of abuse and grossly deficient care provided in the United States;
- The basket of protections under existing statutes afforded to the Canadian government, and ultimately the taxpayer, is woefully inadequate;
- The False Claims Act has been the most effective legal tool in combating fraud against the public purse in the United States, with billions of dollars being recovered every year; and
- This legal tool has been so effective that 30 separate U.S. states have followed suit and implemented their own versions of the legislation, and Canadians deserve no less.
- Open for signature
- July 23, 2019, at 3:34 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- October 21, 2019, at 3:34 p.m. (EDT)