Civil Liberties Association-National Capital Region is sponsoring an important follow-up event to a December 2011 local panel discussion on the subject of police oversight in Ontario.

OTTAWA, April 3, 2012 /CNW/ - On April 22, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin will present his Office's latest findings chronicled in the December 2011 report "Oversight Undermined". Mr. Marin, who will receive the Ontario Bar Association Award for Distinguished Service on April 26th, will discuss the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and how the government has failed to adequately support it in providing strong oversight of police.  The Ombudsman will be available to answer questions after the presentation.

In 2011, Mr. Marin appeared in a segment of the national investigative journalism program W5, which examined whether the SIU was a 'toothless tiger'.

The event will be held Sunday, April 22nd, 2012 at the Main Branch Auditorium of the Ottawa Public Library, corner of Laurier Ave. and Metcalfe St., from 2:00-4:00 p.m. There is no charge for this event.

Randal Marlin, CLA-NCR Director, Academic
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