Archive - Sharpening Your Teeth
Advanced Investigative Training for Administrative Watchdogs
2008
September 22-24, 2008
The second edition of Sharpening Your Teeth was held September 22-24, 2008 at the St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Watchdog administrators from around the world attended the training from Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Antigua and Barbuda. There were representatives from the offices of the Métis Ombudsman, Veterans Ombudsman, Canadian Human Rights Commission, and several provincial oversight offices. Also represented were the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.K. Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman. Read more about SYT here.
André Marin, Ontario Ombudsman
Participants at a training session
Michelle DiEmanuele, Former Ontario Deputy Minister of Government Services
André Marin, Ontario Ombudsman, Gareth Jones, Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team, Dave Paciocco, Professor of Law, University of Ottawa
2007
December 3-6, 2007
The first edition of Sharpening Your Teeth was held December 3-6, 2007 at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario. In attendance were representatives from virtually every provincial ombudsman office in Canada, as well as specialized oversight agencies such as the Auditor General of Ontario, the Environmental Commissioner, the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, the Federal Victims Ombudsman, the Federal Privacy Commissioner, municipal auditors and the Law Society of Upper Canada. There were attendees from Australia, Bermuda, Samoa, Ireland, the UK and the U.S. Tony Dean, former Secretary of Cabinet for the Ontario Public Service was a guest speaker at the training and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty attended and spoke at the SYT reception.
Gareth Jones, Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT)
Participants at a training session
Dalton McGuinty, Ontario Premier, at the SYT reception
Tony Dean, Former Secretary of Cabinet for the Ontario Public Service