Christine Melnick: Manitoba Ombudsman

Manitoba Ombudsman: according to Winnipeg Free Press. The email sparked an investigation by the Manitoba Ombudsman following a complaint the civil servant had acted in a partisan manner, either on his own initiative, or at the urging of the immigration minister at the time, Christine Melnick. Manitoba's NDP government has been struggling to untangle a public relations pretzel for nearly two years without a lot of success, but Premier Greg Selinger and his ministers did a credible job Tuesday in explaining the confusing web of allegations. If they had acted long ago, however, the odour of doubt and lingering suspicion might have been less sniffy. Enlarge Image There were several missed opportunities to explain the circumstances that caused an assistant deputy minister in the Department of Immigration to distribute a controversial email inviting civil servants and various stakeholders to a debate in the legislature in April 2012. Related Items Columns Selinger better beware party faithful (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.