‘We didn’t get the job done’: Liberals poised to break promise on corporate ombudsperson, say observers

The government is still ‘assessing options,’ says Trade Minister Jim Carr’s office, but those close to the file don’t expect any action before the election.
Trade Minister Jim Carr is the third Liberal minister to handle the ombudsperson file.
After four years of repeating its promise to create a corporate ombudsperson with teeth, the federal Liberal government appears ready to reverse itself and drop the matter as it prepares for the fall election, say observers close to the issue in Ottawa.

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