Fairness Week Contest

While there are some four-letter words you can't use, it's ok to say "That's not FAIR!" When people complain about unfairness, changes can happen! In fact, people in Sweden have been telling their ombudsman about unfairness for 200 years - and with interesting results. The idea has spread and now ombudsman offices all over the world are taking complaints and defending fairness.

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Congratulations to our contest winners!

Winning Entry: Shannon Bowyer

Prize: $500, lunch with the Ombudsman and visit to the Legislative Assembly

Winning Entry's School: Discovery Learning School - Maple Creek

Prize: $200 for their library

School With Highest Rate of Participation: Discovery Learning School - Maple Creek

Prize: $200 for their library

While our contest deadline is over, we welcome you to celebrate Fairness Week by checking out our information sheet of ombudsman history and interesting facts.

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Contest Information (deadline passed)

Dive into the world of fairness and ombudsman work and GET CREATIVE!

YOU COULD WIN a pretty FAIR prize package:

• $500
• lunch with the Saskatchewan Ombudsman
• a visit to the Legislative Assembly in Regina, PLUS
• your school library wins $200!

Support your school just by participating! The school with the highest ratio of entries for grades 9-12 will also win $200 for its library.

Tell us about the difference ombudsman offices make here at home or around the world, now or in the past 200 years... tell us about how ombudsman offices decide what is fair or what kinds of ombudsman there are - as long as the topic is related to ombudsman work.

From there, you can write an essay, make a video, conduct a media-style interview, create a comic book or... you decide!

Want to know more? Find out how to enter and check out our list of suggested topics.

Want to spread the news? Print out our poster (see top of this page) or order free copies by calling 1-800-668-7180.

About Fairness Week...

200 years ago, Sweden appointed the first parliamentary ombudsman. Since then, many other countries have done the same and many other types of ombudsman have arisen. There are ombudsman for banking, prisons, insurance - even the NHL!

Across Canada, Ombudsman offices have decided to mark this important anniversary by requesting that October 12-16 be recognized as Fairness Week. Here in Saskatchewan, this contest is just one of the ways we plan to celebrate. See our most recent newsletter for more information.