“Having the potential to lever money using an NDA is what the problem is at the moment because people are being told they won’t get any compensation unless they sign the NDA,” Macfarlane said. But where Macfarlane and Perkins have concerns is their use in cases where an NDA can be used to cover up misconduct. Prince Edward Island became the first province last November to enact legislation and the Manitoba Liberal Party is set to table a similar bill in March. “It’s really hard to justify how that’s serving anyone’s interests other than perpetrators.”Lund’s bill was passed unanimously by the PEI legislature. “Fundamentally this is a question of justice, and justice being avoided because people are being forced into silence,” he said.

Source: thestar January 28, 2022 01:01 UTC