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Kelly Donovan is a Canadian police whistleblower, who chose to speak out in 2016 about the way police were (or were not) investigating themselves for domestic violence. She faced immediate reprisal for speaking out, and resigned in 2017. Kelly made it her mission to change Canada’s laws to protect future police whistleblowers. To try to silence her, the police service has continued to retaliate against her since her resignation. Stay tuned to find out why the police have spent over half a million dollars to try to silence her.
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Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
In this introductory episode, Kelly Donovan explains why protecting police whistleblowers is so important and she shares her story of what happened to her when she chose to report to the police services board what she believed were abuses of power when police investigate themselves for domestic violence. This is the first episode of a series of podcasts spanning Kelly's career as a police officer, and the whistleblower retaliation she still faces today.