MANITOBA OMBUDSMAN
Manitoba Ombudsman is an independent office of the Legislative Assembly. The responsibilities of the office include investigating complaints and reviewing compliance concerning access to information rights under The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and The Personal Health Information Act (PHIA). The powers of the Ombudsman also include conducting audits, commenting on the implications for access to information of proposed legislative schemes and programs of public sector bodies, and informing the public about the Acts.
In Manitoba a broadly represented committee has planned Right to Know Week activities and taken other opportunities to promote public awareness of the right to access. The Manitoba Right to Know Committee is represented by members from:
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Consumers Association of Canada (Manitoba)
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Canadian Association of Journalists (Manitoba)
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation (Manitoba)
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Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties
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Manitoba Bar Association
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Manitoba Public Insurance
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Manitoba Ombudsman
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Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba
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Donna Harasymec, Privacy Consultant
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Wendy Elliott, Privacy Consultant
Manitoba Ombudsman has a Right to Know page on its website at
www.ombudsman.mb.ca
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From the home page, click on “Access and Privacy Division”; then click on the left side button, “Right to Know”.
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Activities 2010
2010-09-27
Right to Know Proclamations
Every year, we ask Manitoba's Premier and the mayors of all nine cities in Manitoba to proclaim Right to Know Week in their jurisdictions, publicly demonstrating their commitment to upholding an individual's right of access to government-held information. Please visit Manitoba Ombudsman's website during Right to Know Week to see which jurisdictions have made Right to Know proclamations this year.
2010-09-28
Information Commissioners Panel
Manitoba's Ombudsman Irene Hamilton is participating in a provincial information and privacy commissioner panel along with her prairie colleagues, Frank Work from Alberta and Gary Dickson from Saskatchewan, at the Saskatchewan Access, Privacy, Security & Records Management Forum in Regina.
2010-09-30
Online Chat with Irene Hamilton
Part of the live online chat sessions with information commissioners on the national Right to Know website.
