As I indicated in my opening remarks, there was a bill in 1978 to create a federal ombudsman position that would have taken a similar form. There is no doubt that an ombudsman is lacking at the federal level. There is a federal ombudsman in Australia and in England. All the provinces of Canada have an ombudsman. There is no doubt that an ombudsman is lacking at the federal level.
On November 1st, 2006. See this statement in context.