The Québec Ombudsman is called on to give its opinion and make recommendations on bills before they are voted on in the National Assembly of Québec and on draft regulations before their passage by the government.
In a letter to the Committee on Labour and the Economy, the Québec Ombudsman commented on Bill 173 – Act mainly to introduce a basic income for persons with a severely limited capacity for employment.
In a letter to the Committee on Institutions, the Québec Ombudsman commented on a specific aspect of Bill 164 – Act respecting access to certain documents held by the Conseil exécutif or intended for the Conseil exécutif.
In a letter to the Committee on Public Finance, the Québec Ombudsman made recommendations on certain specific aspects of Bill 150 – Act respecting mainly the implementation of certain provisions of the Budget Speeches of 17 March 2016 and 28 March 2017.
In a letter to the Committee on Health and Social Services, the Québec Ombudsman commented on a specific aspect of Bill 157 – Act to constitute the Société québécoise du cannabis, to enact the Cannabis Regulation Act and to amend various highway safety-related provisions.
Within the framework of the consultations on Bill 155 – An Act to amend various legislative provisions concerning municipal affairs and the Société d’habitation du Québec, the Québec Ombudsman presented a brief to the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain concerning municipal bodies being subject to the Act to facilitate the disclosure of wrongdoings relating to public bodies.
In a letter to Francine Charbonneau, Minister responsible for Seniors and Anti-Bullying, the Québec Ombudsman commented on the draft Regulation respecting the terms governing the use of monitoring mechanisms by a user sheltered in a facility maintained by an institution operating a residential and long-term care centre.
The Québec Ombudsman presented a brief to the National Assembly’s Committee on Institutions concerning Bill 107 – Act to increase the jurisdiction and independence of the Anti-Corruption Commissioner and the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes to grant certain benefits to cooperating witnesses.
In a letter to the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity, François Blais, the Québec Ombudsman conveyed its comments about the draft Regulation to amend the Individual and Family Assistance Regulation.
In a letter to the Committee on Culture and Education, the Québec Ombudsman commented on Bill 144 – Act to amend the Education Act and other legislative provisions concerning mainly free educational services and compulsory school attendance.
