Special Reports

Overhauling Oversight: Ombudsman White Paper

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Table of Contents

Letter

Executive Summary

Introduction

The Need for Oversight

Establishment of Civilian Oversight and the Office of the Ombudsman

The Ombudsman’s Model

Limiting Principle for Civilian Oversight

A Compromised Mandate

Demonstrating Value

A Gap in Oversight – Veterans Affairs

Wasteful or Inefficient Oversight

The Military Police Complaints Commission

Canadian Forces Grievance System

Pockets and Moments of Resistance

Resistance and the Mandate

Canadian Forces Grievance Board

Technical Objections

Reaction to Reports

Securing Credibility and Needed Authority

Conclusion

Appendix – Draft Statute