Lamrock said in an interview that his position is designed to be independent, answerable only to the legislature, and he would 'call balls and strikes' on government policy without any concern about political repercussions. 'Certainly he's demonstrated his capabilities вЂ¦ no matter what team he's on at the time,' Higgs said. He acknowledged Lamrock's 'history in most parties' but said the former education minister would make a good advocate for children. 'I had no reason to question the proposals that came forward,' he said. The premier called Pelletier 'a very capable individual' whom he had never met and said he had no role in coming up with the names. (CBC)Д«oth appointments are for seven-year terms. A former Liberal education minister in the Shawn Graham government, he also ran for the NDP and worked as an informal adviser to Blaine Higgs.

Lawyer Kelly Lamrock will be the province's new child, youth and senior advocate. He later acted as an informal adviser to Higgs, helping draft the premier's 2018 Throne Speech. The new child, youth and senior advocate is Kelly Lamrock, a former Liberal MLA and minister who quit the party to run for the NDP in the 2014 election. Since then she has held public administration positions in Ottawa and Montreal. She rose to the position of deputy minister to Lord in 2006. Pelletier was a staffer in Premier Bernard Lord's office at the same time current Local Government Reform Minister Daniel Allain worked there. The new ombud is Marie-France Pelletier, a New Brunswicker who is now a member of the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board.ДЄs ombud, she will field and investigate complaints from the public about government functions. Melanson initially said two of the appointees were not independent but then said his complaint was about the selection process, which involved an arm's-length search committee. She was a staffer in the office of former premier Bernard Lord. Marie-France Pelletier has been working with Ontario's Landlord and Tenant Board. While it's a tradition that the leader of the Official Opposition second the nominations as a signal of their independence, it's not legally required. I think it's got to be changed,' he said. Liberal Leader Roger Melanson, who seconded Higgs's motion in the legislature on all three appointments, said he wasn't really consulted either,В but he was required to attach his name to the motions. 'That consultation means a phone call to say 'This is who we've chosen.'' Green Party MLA Kevin Arseneau called their independence is 'questionable' and said the notion that opposition parties were 'consulted' is a misnomer. The appointees include a former chief of staff to a previous Progressive Conservative premier, and a former Liberal cabinet minister who later became an informal adviser to Premier Blaine Higgs. The Higgs government has appointed three new independent watchdogs, two of whom had their independence immediately questioned by opposition parties.

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