Ted Cooper,an Engineer with the City of Ottawa,was Terminated in May

question 134

Multiple Choice

Ted Cooper,an engineer with the City of Ottawa,was terminated in May 2013 due to an email he sent to his supervisor,in which he threatened to involve the Auditor-General. His union sought arbitration over the issue. What issue does the arbitration point to?

• A)the importance of discretionary responsibility  
• B)a problem with too-specific codes of ethics  
• C)one of the problems of being a whistle blower  
• D)the creation of a sustainable ethical climate

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