Publications and Resources

FCO Liz Hoffman Ombudsperson Research Award

• Multiple roles of the Ombudsman in fostering democratic values: Evolution and emergent issues of the Quebec' provincial Ombudsman 2000-2006 - Isabelle Fortier

Case Law

• Board of Police Commissioners for the city of Saskatoon et al. and Tickell
• Friedmann and Attorney General for British Columbia
• Levey v. Friedmann
• Ombudsman of Ontario and Ministry of Financial Institutions
• Ombudsman of Ontario and The Queen in right of Ontario

Conference Speeches

• André Marin
• All the speeches by M. Marin on the Ontario Ombudsman Web site
• Address by André Marin for the 2008 FCO Annual General Meeting - September 9, 2008
• "Vital Watchdog vs. Paper Tiger: What kind of ombudsman do you want to be?" - Closing Remarks to the Association of Canadian College and University Ombudspersons, Halifax, Nova Scotia - May 29, 2008
• "Where it All Begins", Welcome address at the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman Complaint Intake Training Course: "Challenges, Ideas and Techniques" - January 28, 2008
• "Hitting the Investigative Jackpot", Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, Montréal - May 28, 2007
• Dave McNabb
• Adjudication Idols and Ombudsman Bridges: The Private Enterprise of Independence and Fairness
• Warren Allmand
• Keynote Speaker Warren Allmand's Speech
• Pauline Champoux-Lesage
• Making Things Right: Seeking Redress for Complainants
• Nathalie DesRosiers
• The functions of an Ombudsman: Annotated Bibliography
• The Many Roles of an Ombudsman
• Lizz Hoffman
• Pruning Thorny Issues: A Working Session
• Howard Kushner
• Ombudsman Fairness Checklist
• Barb McIsaac
• Barb McIsaac Power point presentation
• Jean-Claude Paquet
• The Quebec Ombudsman: his Role, His Power, His Action
• Laura Pettigrew
• Foundations of Ombudsman Law
• What is an Ombudsman
• Catherine Tinker
• United Nations Diaogue Among Civilizations

Speeches from Members

• Reaffirming the Ombudsman's Powers and Adapting Its Actions
• Speeches from the First Annual Conference can be found under the conference section. Click here to go to the conference section.

Selected Readings

• OCOL List of Readings
• The Transition of Government and its Consequences on Citizens (Gretta Chambers)
• Report to the Gomery Commission

inFo-COm

• December 2004, Issue 3
• August 2004, Issue 2
• March 2004, Issue 1