Thanks, Mr. Chair. I thought the whole purpose here of this bill was to try to avoid going to court and that this officer would help investigate, or perhaps resolve, what complainants perceive to be unfair administrative conduct. This is not a legal process. I'm trying to understand the rationale for setting, or basically restricting, the mandate of the Ombud to only be able to look at conduct that comes in after the commencement of this act. This really would have a very severe consequence in terms of limiting the ability of our residents to access the Ombud. Can the Minister provide some comments? Thanks, Mr. Chair.
Kevin O'Reilly on Committee Motion 86-15(3): Ombud Act - Deleting subclause 15(1) and substituting the following, Defeated
In the Legislative Assembly on October 31st, 2018. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 86-15(3): Ombud Act - Deleting subclause 15(1) and substituting the following, Defeated
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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