{"product_id":"provincial-territorial-ombudsman-offices-stewart-hyson-9781442640672","title":"Provincial \u0026 Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eParliamentary ombudsmen are appointed to investigate citizens' complaints and to provide checks on government administrative activity. In Canada, there are ten provincial and territorial ombudsmen, each with mandates over the whole of the public service within their regions. Though each ombudsman presents an annual report on his or her activities, there has been little sustained evaluation of the position's impact or its effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection, contributors describe and assess the performance of the ten ombudsman offices in light of their multiple and evolving functions. Ombudsmen both investigate citizens' complaints and direct them to already-existing agencies. They sometimes educate the public about administrative processes and initiate probes of systemic issues in need of amelioration or change. An important evaluation of a little-studied institution, \u003cem\u003eProvincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e offers background and theory, case studies, and perspectives on the emerging challenges for the office in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewart Hyson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442640677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442640672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Stewart Hyson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48449609629951,"sku":"9781442640672","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c315c30-c5d5-4c39-a388-a60bcf43f995.jpg?v=1777264147","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/provincial-territorial-ombudsman-offices-stewart-hyson-9781442640672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}