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Good Governance Week

IT's GOOD GOVERNANCE WEEK IN ONTARIO - OCT. 12-16

In recognition of the 200th anniversary of the modern parliamentary ombudsman, first established in Sweden in 1809, the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman designated the week of October 12-16 to celebrate and raise awareness of the contributions ombudsmen make to governance. Called "Good Governance Week" in Ontario - and recognized in the Ontario legislature - this week's events are all about how ombudsmen help improve governance, fairness and transparency.

GOOD GOVERNANCE WEEK EVENTS

Ombudsman addresses Economic Club about restoring public trust in government agencies
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin was invited by the Economic Club of Canada to speak, as the central event in Good Governance Week.  The title of the speech is: "The ABCs of Rebuilding Public Trust: Restoring Accountability to Ontario's Agencies. Read the speech

Good Governance Week recognized in the Ontario Legislature
Ontario MPPs recognized "Good Governance Week" in a unanimous resolution on October 8. All three parties spoke to the motion, acknowledging the importance of the Ombudsman. Learn more

Ombudsman releases new edition of guide to Ontario's "Sunshine Law"
In an event kicking off the release of his new publication for municipalities, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin presented the new edition of his "Sunshine Law Handbook" to Sarnia Mayor Mike Bradley - a longtime proponent of transparency at the municipal government level. The guide is being sent to every municipal politician in the province and is available to anyone interested in the law requiring all municipal council, board and committee meetings to be open to the public. Learn more

Canada's ombudsmen guest-blog for Good Governance Week at Slaw.ca
Slaw.ca, a national law blog, is featuring entries all this week by several of Canada's parliamentary ombudsmen, including Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Saskatchewan. Learn more

• The Ombudsman as “Architect of Better Governance”, by André Marin, Ombudsman of Ontario
• The Ombudsman’s Equitable Intervention, by Raymonde Saint-Germain, la protectrice du citoyen, Québec
• Administrative Justice in British Columbia – The Road Less Travelled, by Kim Carter, Ombudsman of British Columbia
• Fairness Principles v. Legal Rights, by Barry Fleming, Citizens’ Representative, Newfoundland and Labrador
• People Expect More From Government Today, by Kevin Fenwick, Ombudsman of Saskatchewan

FEATURE ARTICLES ON GOOD GOVERNANCE

Letting the Watchdog off the Leash, by André Marin - Article for Optimum Online, the Journal of Public Sector Management

Ombudspersons as Producers of Governance, by Gilles Paquet - Article for Optimum Online, the Journal of Public Sector Management