Ontario Ombudsman to speak at Western Law
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
One of Canada's leading minds on government responsibility and
transparency will speak on "Opening Doors, Minds and Government" as part
of Western Law’s Distinguished Speaker Series.
André Marin, the Ombudsman of Ontario, will deliver the public talk on
Wednesday, October 12 at 12:30 p.m. in the Faculty of Law’s Moot Court
Room.
The 2009 recipient of the OBA’s Tom Marshall Award for outstanding contributions by a public sector Lawyer, André Marin has been Ontario’s Ombudsman since 2005. Prior to his appointment as Ontario’s Ombudsman, Marin served as an assistant Crown Attorney, a Professor at the University of Ottawa, the Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and Canada’s first Military Ombudsman.
A sought-after speaker on issues of ethics, oversight and organizational malaise, Marin is perhaps best known for breathing new life in the efficacy of the Ombudsman’s Office.
Under his direction, the Ombudsman’s Office has investigated some of Ontario’s biggest controversies, including scandals at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and the expansion of police powers for the 2010 G20 Summit meeting in Toronto.
Marin is a graduate of the University of Ottawa law school (magna cum laude) with degrees in both common and civil law.
For more information, please contact Susanna Eayrs, Communications Officer, Faculty of Law at 519-661-2126, seayrs@uwo.ca
The 2009 recipient of the OBA’s Tom Marshall Award for outstanding contributions by a public sector Lawyer, André Marin has been Ontario’s Ombudsman since 2005. Prior to his appointment as Ontario’s Ombudsman, Marin served as an assistant Crown Attorney, a Professor at the University of Ottawa, the Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and Canada’s first Military Ombudsman.
A sought-after speaker on issues of ethics, oversight and organizational malaise, Marin is perhaps best known for breathing new life in the efficacy of the Ombudsman’s Office.
Under his direction, the Ombudsman’s Office has investigated some of Ontario’s biggest controversies, including scandals at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation and the expansion of police powers for the 2010 G20 Summit meeting in Toronto.
Marin is a graduate of the University of Ottawa law school (magna cum laude) with degrees in both common and civil law.
For more information, please contact Susanna Eayrs, Communications Officer, Faculty of Law at 519-661-2126, seayrs@uwo.ca
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