Wayne Easter moved, — That Bill C-27 be amended by adding after line 30 on page 15 the following new clause:“29.1 (1) The President shall designate a person who will become an Agency employee to act as ombudsman for the purposes of this section.
(2) If a person has incurred any costs as a result of the exercise of any power under section 25, he or she may file a complaint against the Agency with the ombudsman
(3) The ombudsman, or a person authorized by the ombudsman to act on his or her behalf, shall review and attempt to resolve the complaint and may, if appropriate, mediate or arrange for mediation of the complaint.
(4) If a complaint remains unresolved at the end of the process referred to in subsection (3), the ombudsman, or a person authorized by the ombudsman to act on his or her behalf, shall provide to the parties a report that includes the reasons why the complaint was not resolved.
(5) The ombudsman shall, at least annually, submit a report to the President setting out the number and nature of complaints filed under subsection (2) and describing the manner in which they were dealt with.
(6) The President shall submit the report to the Minister, without delay who shall make a copy of it public without delay.
(7) The ombudsman may recommend an appropriate compensation.”