Archive (Tag: submission)
Two Changes in the Rules of Procedure
When my office finalizes a Report, we send it to many people. Recently we realized that those that are interested have two ways of being alerted about our Reports. First, they can sign up for our RSS feed and each time something is added to our home page, they will receive an email. That would... read more
What is evidence in a review?
Simply saying something is true doesn’t always make it so. For example, telling me a particular store is closed on a given holiday won’t necessarily make me believe it is. Showing me the store’s website holiday schedule is likely to make me believe it a bit more. Driving me by the store on Christmas day... read more
What Makes a Good Submission?
The staff at the OIPC recently watched a webinar called The Art of Persuasive Speaking put on by The Canadian Bar Association. Some of the points made in the webinar are relevant to public bodies providing submissions to our office. I thought I would share some further tips pulled from that webinar. When you want... read more
Updated: Tips for a Good Submission
So much of what we do here at the OIPC involves reviewing submissions (or representations) from parties. In my time here, I have seen some very persuasive ones. I thought some tips on what, in my view, made a persuasive submission would be helpful. A submission contains a party’s arguments in support of their position. ... read more