UPEI President welcomes legislation to bring post-secondary institutions under Ombudsperson Act

A statement Wednesday from Dr. Greg Keefe, UPEI’s interim President and Vice-Chancellor, in response to the tabling of legislation on Tuesday that would bring Island post-secondary institutions under PEI’s Ombudsperson Act. The proposed legislation would allow the Ombudsperson to review decisions, recommendations, or acts relating to public post-secondary institutions, including UPEI, Holland College, and College de l’Île.  Keefe says UPEI believes the proposed changes to the Ombudsperson Act are positive ones, and the University would welcome the opportunity to work with OmbudsPEI to provide an external mechanism for review of practices and decisions, subsequent to internal processes.