PODCASTS

Welcome to Making it Fair, a podcast brought to you by the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman.
This podcast is all about fairness in public administration. We’ll dive deep into why fairness matters, and find out how Ombudsman with special expertise in resolving complaints can make things that are wrong, right.
Listen to the podcast below or on your preferred streaming service.
Lost Opportunities
Lost Opportunities
Lost Opportunities
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A Bid for Fairness
A Bid for Fairness
This episode focuses on an investigation conducted by British Columbia Ombudsperson Jay Chalke, detailing the story of a vulnerable 60-year-old woman who lost her home after it was sold unfairly by a municipality.
A Bid for Fairness
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Fairness: A New Frontier
Fairness: A New Frontier
In this episode Colette Langlois, the Northwest Territories’ first Ombud, speaks with former MLA Wendy Bisaro about the long road to establishing an Ombud’s office in the NWT.
Fairness: A New Frontier
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“No” is Never a Complete Sentence
“No” is Never a Complete Sentence
Episode four comes to us from Alberta where Diann Bowes and Chad Bouman join host, Lindsay Sellinger to talk about the shift from commonsense models for decision making to standardized tools. A video related to the podcast, can also be found on the Alberta Ombudsman’s YouTube channel here.
“No” is Never a Complete Sentence
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