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100			_aMacMillan, C. Michael
245			_aActive conscience or administrative vanguard?: The commissioner of official languages as an agent of change
260			_c2006
300			_ap.161-79.
362			_aSummer
520			_aThe Commissioner of Official Languages as an officer of Parliament is a unique institution that incorporates multiple roles. Its ombudsman component is enhanced by extensive powers of independent action, which make it an important instrument for holding governmental institutions accountable. Developments in federal language policy since 1980 have given far greater importance to its policy advocacy role, which has been vigorously exercised in legal interventions. Its role as linguistic auditor general is perhaps overstated and may more accurately be described as an enhancement of the ombudsman role. Its significant policy advocacy role poses issues regarding the significance of federalism in regard to language matters. Increasingly the commission conducts its activities at the intersection point of constitutional jurisdictions and must navigate around them. In addressing this ongoing challenge, the Commissioner of Official Languages operates in the vanguard of public officials on the national unity front. - Reproduced.
650			_aOmbudsman
773			_aCanadian Public Administration
909			_a70380
999			_c70380 _d70380