Harriet Solloway, the public sector integrity commissioner, has called for changes that would let her request evidence from outside of the public service.

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Canada’s federal public service watchdog says her office is in need of stronger investigative powers. Article content

Harriet Solloway, the public sector integrity commissioner, told parliamentarians at a committee last week that her office, which investigates wrongdoing in the public service, is unable to request a piece of evidence from outside the public sector. Article content Article content

“My hands are tied in several investigations because I just cannot go outside,” she told the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates (OGGO) on Oct. 9.

Solloway blamed section 34 of the Public Servants

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