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It must of course be remembered that the Ombudsman is also a fallible human being, and not necessarily right.
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In most cases, the Ombudsman is a servant of the Legislature and not an appointment of the government in power.
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The office of Ontario Ombudsman is on Twitter and Facebook.
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If you are having serious problems with your federal student loans, the FSA Ombudsman is there to help.
A Big-Ass List Of Student Loan Resources - The Consumerist 2009
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Even the Ombudsman is unable to say anything for definite.
Councillor cleared over 'stupid' scientology tweet Hannah Waldram 2010
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The Ombudsman is a pretty unique independent oversight officer accountable directly to the provincial legislature.
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Some people also feel that the name Ombudsman is sexist in that it connotes an office occupied by a male person.
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I note particularly that the Ombudsman is required to report annually upon the affairs of his office to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, whilst being bound under oath not to disclose any information except that which, in his opinion, ought to be disclosed.
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One of the questions that comes up, as the office of Ombudsman is discussed from time to time, is his relationship vis-a-vis the elected members of the Legislature, because every elected member of the Legislature is an ombudsman in his own right, and there are one hundred and twenty-five of them.
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We must make sure that the office of Ombudsman is realistically accessible to as many people as possible in the province.
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