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Before Prime Minister Martin came to power he spoke often and long about reforms to reduce the democratic deficit. But an obvious reform that escaped his attention is the creation of a federal ombudsman plan to handle complaints from citizens about unfair treatment and maladministration. Since the February release of the auditor general’s report on […]