Police Line: Do Not Cross: Silencing a Canadian Police Whistleblower

Kelly Donovan first spoke out about alleged abuses of power in policing when conducting internal investigations in 2016. She resigned in 2017, and focused her efforts on informing the public about the risks in speaking out against people in powerful positions. Her first book, published in 2017, detailed cases of misfeasance in policing in Canada and whistleblower retaliation. Ironically, after the launch of her first book, Kelly fell victim to the same whistleblower retaliation she wrote about.

Kelly's story will shock any taxpaying citizen, and explain why there is so much secrecy and fear within the policing culture in North America. Every single government official that Kelly has reached out to for help has turned a blind eye to the whistleblower retaliation she has faced. There are 11 published legal decisions involving Kelly and the Waterloo Regional Police Service, yet no one seems to be concerned with the misuse of taxpayer funds. To what lengths will they go to silence a whistleblower? They have already spent over $600,000.00 to try to achieve her silence. This is because Canada does not have adequate laws protecting whistleblowers in Canada.

Kelly's book Police Line: Do Not Cross is a modern-day David and Goliath.

Not only does Kelly take you through her story of speaking up and facing retaliation, she also takes readers through the issues that are of public interest citing real cases from across Canada. Both of Kelly's books are chalked full of public information revealing a very ugly side of policing in Canada. If you want to know what is really going on behind the thin blue line, you must read this book.

This 3rd edition was published in November, 2022, and includes updated content.