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Peer reviewedFerris, Charles – Government Information Quarterly, 1988
Discusses the freedom of information legislation enacted in New Brunswick and Newfoundland, both of which incorporate the ombudsman concept. Highlights include legislative purpose; interpretation; scope of public access to information; government information systems; exemptions; information requests; and appeal mechanisms to the ombudsman or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Freedom of Information, Legislation, Ombudsmen
Peer reviewedMcKee, Christine; Belson, Suzanne – Studies in Higher Education, 1990
This paper examines the ombudsman concept; factors which influenced the adoption of the ombudsman concept by Canadian universities; factors associated with the effectiveness of ombudsman offices; and comparative studies of university ombudsmen. It concludes that programs following the traditional ombudsman model appear to be most accepted and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education, Models
Alberta Office of the Ombudsman, Edmonton. – 1984
The Ombudsman for Alberta investigated five allegations raised by the Lubicon Lake Indian Band: (1) that provincial officials had deliberately allowed fires in the Band's traditional area to rage unchecked; (2) that provincial and oil company workers had been instructed to bulldoze deliberately Indian traplines and to scare game out of the area by…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Federal Indian Relationship, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedNicholls, Alan C.; Martin, Yvonne M. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1983
Evaluates extent and significance of decisions by British Columbia's judicial system on school systems. Gathers, organises, and evaluates scattered information. Concludes that judicial decisions do play a significant role in British Columbia public school operations, and that greater interest, knowledge, and involvement on the part of educators is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apathy, Arbitration, Board of Education Role
