ON THE ROAD AGAIN: - Fixing a longstanding injustice in section 42 of the

55 March 2024 As an independent officer of the Legislature, the Ombudsperson investigates complaints of unfair or unreasonable treatment by provincial and local public authorities and provides general oversight of the administrative fairness of government processes under the Ombudsperson Act. [...] The Ombudsperson conducts three types of investigations: investigations into individual complaints; investigations that are commenced on the Ombudsperson’s own initiative; and investigations referred to the Ombudsperson by the Legislative Assembly or one of its Committees. [...] Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act the Ombudsperson investigates allegations of wrongdoing from public employees in or relating to a public body covered by the Act as well as allegations of reprisal. [...] For more information about the BC Office of the Ombudsperson and for copies of published reports, visit bcombudsperson.ca. [...] Our office is located on the traditional lands of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) people and ancestors and our work extends across the homelands of the First Nations peoples within what we now call British Columbia.