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{{otheruses4|the Christian musician|the New York City-based singer/songwriter|Heath Brandon|basketball player|Brandon Heath (basketball)}}
'''André Marin''', born [[January 12]], [[1965]], is the Ombudsman of [[Ontario]]. The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman operates in the tradition of the classical legislative ombudsman: It is a fully independent, impartial watchdog agency that oversees the government of Ontario, including about 500 ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. The Ombudsman is appointed by an all-party committee and has a fixed five-year term. His powers are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''[http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm].
{{Infobox musical artist
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|Name = Brandon Heath
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name =
|Alias =
|Born = July 21<ref name="jfh">{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/artists/BrandonHeath.asp |title=Brandon Heath Discography |publisher=[[Jesus Freak Hideout]] |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>
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|Origin = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[guitar]]
|Genre = [[Contemporary Christian music|CCM]], [[pop music|pop]], [[alternative CCM]], [[acoustic music|acoustic]]
|Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
|Years_active = 2003–present
|Label = [[Reunion Records|Reunion]]
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|URL = http://brandonheath.net
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'''Brandon Heath''' is an [[Contemporary Christian music]]an from [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. He has released two studio albums: ''Don't Get Comfortable'' (2006) and ''What If We'' (2008). He is best known for the number-one hits "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes".
== Early career ==


== Early life==
Marin has an extensive background in the oversight of public institutions. After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]] law school (magna cum laude) in 1989, he worked as an assistant Crown attorney and part-time professor of law in Ottawa, Canada until 1996. From September 1996 to June 1998, he was director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU), Canada’s only independent civilian agency for investigating incidents in which police officers have caused serious injury or death.
Brandon Heath was born Brandon Heath Knell in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:djfyxquald0e |title=Brandon Heath Biography |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2008-09-22 |author=Steve Leggett}}</ref> While growing up in Nashville, Heath was given a [[guitar]] as a [[Christmas]] gift.<ref name="allmusic" /> By the age of 13 he began writing his first songs.<ref name="allmusic" /> He had grown up as a [[nonreligious]] person, but was invited to the attend a Christian [[Young Life]] camp as a teenager.<ref name="hopemag">{{cite web |url=http://www.hopetodaymagazine.com/BrandonHeath.html |title=New Artist, Brandon Heath |work=Hope Today Magazine |accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref> While attending the camp, Heath said he "heard about [[Jesus]] for the first time", noting that "it was Young Life that showed me Christ and got me plugged in to a church".<ref name="hopemag" /> After [[high school]], he became a leader for the camps and is still involved with Young Life across the United States.<ref name="hopemag" /> After his guitar was stolen in early 2000, he compiled a demo CD of his songs for sale to help pay for a new guitar.<ref name="allmusic" />


==Musical career==
In June 1998, Marin became Canada’s first military ombudsman[http://www.ombudsman.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp], a post he held until April 2005. He set up the office in Ottawa and was responsible for the investigation of complaints from members of the Canadian forces. He pioneered the “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) for investigating broad systemic issues, such as post-traumatic stress disorder among soldiers, compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded, and chemical agent testing during World War II. His recommendations as military ombudsman concentrated on ensuring accountability, transparency and strong ethics in the Canadian military.
Heath's demo CD was later released in 2004 as an [[independent music|independent]] album titled ''Early Stuff''.<ref name="allmusic" /> In 2004 he released a second independent album, ''Soldier'', which was produced by Chris Davis.<ref name="allmusic" /> Also, ''Don't Get Comfortable The EP'' was independently released in 2005, containing five tracks that were later included on Heath's debut album of the same name.<ref name="jfh ep">{{cite web |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/DontGetComfortableTheEP.asp |title=Brandon Heath, "Don't Get Comfortable The EP" |publisher=[[Jesus Freak Hideout]] |accessdate=2008-10-07}}</ref>


===''Don't Get Comfortable''===
== Achievements as Ombudsman ==
Heath's major label debut, ''[[Don't Get Comfortable]]'', was released on September 5, 2006.<ref name="billboard DGC">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=652819&aid=793517 |title=Brandon Heath – Don't Get Comfortable |work=[[Billboard]] |accessdate=2008-09-25}}</ref> His first radio single from the album was "Our God Reigns", which garnered a [[Dove Awards of 2007|2007 Dove Award]] nomination for Best Worship Song of the Year.<ref name=nom>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-01-03 |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.Artist-Nominations.Announced.for.38th.GMA.Dove.Awards/Article-215_1469.htm |title=Nominations Announced for 38th GMA Dove Awards |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=2007-02-20}}</ref><ref name="allmusic DGC">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3cfyxqedld6e |title=Don't Get Comfortable > Overview |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2008-09-25 |author=Jared Johnson}}</ref>


His second radio single, "I'm Not Who I Was", stayed at number one on [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s [[Hot Christian Songs]] chart for six weeks starting on July 4, 2007.{{fact|date=October 2008}} It also climbed to the #16 position on [[Radio & Records|''R&R'']]'s Christian [[contemporary hit radio|CHR]] chart in the week of September 15, 2007.<ref>[http://www.weekend22.com/ September 15, 2007 chart] at the [[Weekend 22]] countdown, Retrieved [[September 26]] [[2007]]</ref> The song was covered by [[Jason Castro]] (from ''[[American Idol]]'') at Lakepoint Church.{{fact|date=October 2008}} "Don't Get Comfortable", the title track from Heath's debut album, was also released as a single.{{fact|date=October 2008}}
Appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario in April 2005, Marin revamped the office to handle some 20,000 individual public complaints and inquiries as well as about half a dozen major systemic investigations each year. His "Special Ombudsman Response Team" (SORT) model – a dedicated team of experienced investigators who conduct large-scale field investigations into high-profile, complex issues – has raised the public profile of the Toronto-based Office of the Ombudsman and sparked government changes affecting millions of Ontarians. For example, SORT investigations[http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/en/what-we-do/special-ombudsman-response-team/sort-investigations.aspx] have sparked major overhauls of, among other things, the province’s procedures for newborn screening, its property tax assessment system, funding for the disabled and special-needs children, out-of-country medical treatment, crime victim compensation, legal aid and the [[Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation]].


Heath has partnered in songwriting with [[Bebo Norman]] and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.<ref name="allmusic DGC" /> He has written songs for Norman, [[Joy Williams]] and Christopher Williams. He has worked with [[Sevenglory]] on their 2007 album.
== Ombudsman mandate ==


At the [[Dove Awards of 2008|39th annual GMA Dove Awards]], Heath was nominated for four [[GMA Dove Awards|Dove Awards]], winning in the category for Best New Artist of the Year.<ref name="chron">{{cite web |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/5725931.html |title=TobyMac wins gospel artist of year at Doves |author=Gerome, John |work=The Associated Press |publisher=Houston Chronicle |date=April 23, 2008 |accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref>
Marin is known for using for plain, sometimes blunt language in his reports, and coined the term “rulitis” to describe a government bureaucracy’s slavish adherence to rules at the expense of common sense. He has also repeated the call of his predecessors to have the Ombudsman’s mandate extended to key areas of the public sector that are outside his jurisdiction, although they are funded by provincial tax dollars: This is the so-called MUSH sector, comprising Municipalities, Universities, School Boards and Hospitals, as well as children’s aid societies and police. In his annual reports released in 2008[http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/media/18971/ar08_eng.pdf] and 2007[http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/media/14961/2006_2007_ar.pdf], Marin pointed out that his office receives hundreds of complaints every year from people who have had serious problems with these institutions, but is powerless to help them. He also noted that Ontario lags behind all other provinces in Canada in extending the Ombudsman’s jurisdiction to these areas[http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/en/hot-topics/push-for-mush.aspx].


===''What If We''===
As of January 2008, the Ombudsman’s mandate was extended to include responsibility for enforcing the province’s new open meeting requirements for municipalities. Amendments to the ''Ontario Municipal Act'' establish a complaints regime whereby members of the public can complain and trigger an investigation if they feel a municipal council, committee or board has improperly met behind closed doors. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator for complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator – approximately 200 of Ontario’s 445 municipalities.
His second studio album, ''[[What If We]]'', was released on August 19, 2008.<ref name="allmusic wiw">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w9foxzwkldse |title=What If We > Overview |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref> The album's first single, "Give Me Your Eyes", was released in 2008 and became a number-one hit. It stayed at number one on [[R&R]]'s Christian [[Contemporary hit radio|CHR]] chart for four weeks in a row by September 19.<ref name="r&r">{{Cite web |url=http://www.radioandrecords.com/formats/charts/christ_chr_chart.asp |title=Christian CHR National Airplay |publisher=[[Radio & Records]] |accessdate=2008-09-22}}</ref>


==Personal life==
To meet this responsibility and to raise awareness of the importance of accountability and transparency in local government, Marin created a new dedicated team in the Ombudsman’s Office in June 2008, called OMLET – the Open Meeting Law Enforcement Team. In February 2008, he investigated complaints about a closed meeting in the City of Greater Sudbury concerning a controversy over an Elton John concert. The city was found not to be in violation of the law but the report recommended greater transparency and provided a wealth of legal research for future interpretation of the law. In October 2008, Marin published the'' Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario''[http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/media/31041/sunshine_en.pdf], to further assist municipal officials and the public in their awareness and interpretation of the new requirements.
Brandon Heath currently resides in [[Houston, Texas]].<ref name="bc aug 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.breathecast.com/Christian.Music.News-Brandon.Heath.Single.Give.Me.Your.Eyes.Continues.Digital.Sales.Streak.With.More.Than.12,000.Downloads.Since.Release/1_2374.htm |title=Brandon Heath Single Give Me Your Eyes Continues Digital Sales Streak With More Than 12,000 Downloads Since Release |publisher=BREATHEcast.com |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> He is a worship leader at The Loft church in [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] area.<ref name="bc aug 1" />


==Discography==
== Other information ==
===Albums===
In May 2007, Marin was elected to a two-year term as president of the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, representing public and private ombudsmen across the country. He has also served as North American regional vice-president of the International Ombudsman Institute since July 2006.
*2003: ''Early Stuff'' – ([[independent music|independent]])
*2004: ''Soldier'' – (independent)
*2005: ''Don't Get Comfortable The EP'' – (independent)
*2006: ''[[Don't Get Comfortable]]'' – [[Reunion Records]]
*2008: ''[[What If We]]'' – Reunion Records


===Singles===
A sought-after speaker on issues of ethics, oversight and organizational malaise, Marin also shares his office’s expertise with other oversight agencies across Canada and around the world. In 2007 and 2008, he and his staff were asked by the Canadian Conference of Parliamentary Ombudsmen to conduct a course called “Sharpening Your Teeth: Advanced Training for Administrative Watchdogs,” which has been attended by more than 100 administrative investigators and ombudsmen from most Canadian provinces, several Canadian federal agencies and U.S. states, as well as from the U.K., Australia and the Caribbean.
*"I'm Not Who I Was"
*"Our God Reigns"
*"Don't Get Comfortable"
*"Give Me Your Eyes"


===Compilation appearances===
Marin is the sixth Ombudsman of Ontario since the post was created in 1975. His predecessors and their terms of office are: Arthur Maloney (1975-1979), Donald Morand (1979-1984), Daniel Hill (1984-1989), Roberta Jamieson (1989-1999) and Clare Lewis (200-2005).
*2006: ''[[WOW Next 2007]]'', "Our God Reigns" ([[EMI]])

*2006: ''The Next Big Thing'', "I'm Not Who I Was" (Provident)
== Publications ==
*2008: ''[[WOW Hits 1]]'', "I'm Not Who I Was" #14
'''Ontario Ombudsman reports'''

''Oversight Unseen: Investigation into the Special Investigations Unit's operational effectiveness and credibility'', September 2008

''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', September 2008

''Annual Report 2007-2008'', June 2008

''Building Clarity: Investigation into how the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services represents its relationship with Tarion Warranty Corp. to the public'', June 2008

''Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Opening the Door on the Elton John Ticket Scandal: Investigation into City of Greater Sudbury Council closed meeting of February 20, 2008'', April 2008

''A Test of Wills: Investigation into Legal Aid Ontario's role in the funding of the legal defence of Richard Wills'', February 2008

''Enlightening Closed Council Sessions: Investigation into Fort Erie Town Council closed meeting of January 7, 2008'', February 2008

''Annual Report 2006-2007'', June 2007

''A Game of Trust: Investigation into the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's protection of the public from theft and fraud'', March 2007

''Adding Insult to Injury: Investigation into treatment of victims by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board'', February 2007

''It's All in the Name: Investigation into the Family Responsibility Office's ineffective enforcement using a writ of seizure and sale'', August 2006

''Annual Report 2005-2006'', June 2006

''Losing the Waiting Game: Investigation into unreasonable delay at the Ministry of Community and Social Services' Ontario Disability Support Program's Disability Adjudication Unit'', May 2006

''Getting it Right: Investigation into the transparency of the property assessment process at the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation'', March 2006

''The Right to be Impatient: Investigation into whether the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has failed to properly administer newborn screening'', September 2005

''From Hope to Despair: Investigation into the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's refusal to fund the drug Cystagon for treatment of Batten's Disease'', September 2005

''Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Investigation into the parents of special-needs children being forced to relinquish custody in order to obtain necessary residential care'', May 2005


==Awards==
;[[GMA Dove Award|Dove Award]] nominations
*2008: Songwriter of the Year
*2008: Song of the Year ("I'm Not Who I Was")
*2008: Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("I'm Not Who I Was")
*2008: New Artist of the Year – '''won'''


==References==
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*{{cite news|accessdate=2008-01-03
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|title="Brandon Heath: Missional Musician"
|author=Sondova, Amy
|publisher=Youth Mission Exchange}}
{{refend}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario website]
*[http://BrandonHeath.net/ Official Site]
*{{MySpace|brandonheath}}
* [http://www.ombudsman.forces.gc.ca/index-eng.asp/ Canadian Forces Ombudsman website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/brandonheath Brandon Heath Channel]


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This article is about the Christian musician. For the New York City-based singer/songwriter, see Heath Brandon. For basketball player, see Brandon Heath (basketball).
Brandon Heath

Brandon Heath is an Contemporary Christian musican from Nashville, Tennessee. He has released two studio albums: Don't Get Comfortable (2006) and What If We (2008). He is best known for the number-one hits "I'm Not Who I Was" and "Give Me Your Eyes".

Early life

Brandon Heath was born Brandon Heath Knell in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] While growing up in Nashville, Heath was given a guitar as a Christmas gift.[2] By the age of 13 he began writing his first songs.[2] He had grown up as a nonreligious person, but was invited to the attend a Christian Young Life camp as a teenager.[3] While attending the camp, Heath said he "heard about Jesus for the first time", noting that "it was Young Life that showed me Christ and got me plugged in to a church".[3] After high school, he became a leader for the camps and is still involved with Young Life across the United States.[3] After his guitar was stolen in early 2000, he compiled a demo CD of his songs for sale to help pay for a new guitar.[2]

Musical career

Heath's demo CD was later released in 2004 as an independent album titled Early Stuff.[2] In 2004 he released a second independent album, Soldier, which was produced by Chris Davis.[2] Also, Don't Get Comfortable The EP was independently released in 2005, containing five tracks that were later included on Heath's debut album of the same name.[4]

Don't Get Comfortable

Heath's major label debut, Don't Get Comfortable, was released on September 5, 2006.[5] His first radio single from the album was "Our God Reigns", which garnered a 2007 Dove Award nomination for Best Worship Song of the Year.[6][7]

His second radio single, "I'm Not Who I Was", stayed at number one on Billboard's Hot Christian Songs chart for six weeks starting on July 4, 2007.[citation needed] It also climbed to the #16 position on R&R's Christian CHR chart in the week of September 15, 2007.[8] The song was covered by Jason Castro (from American Idol) at Lakepoint Church.[citation needed] "Don't Get Comfortable", the title track from Heath's debut album, was also released as a single.[citation needed]

Heath has partnered in songwriting with Bebo Norman and Matt Wertz, who was one of his roommates.[7] He has written songs for Norman, Joy Williams and Christopher Williams. He has worked with Sevenglory on their 2007 album.

At the 39th annual GMA Dove Awards, Heath was nominated for four Dove Awards, winning in the category for Best New Artist of the Year.[9]

What If We

His second studio album, What If We, was released on August 19, 2008.[10] The album's first single, "Give Me Your Eyes", was released in 2008 and became a number-one hit. It stayed at number one on R&R's Christian CHR chart for four weeks in a row by September 19.[11]

Personal life

Brandon Heath currently resides in Houston, Texas.[12] He is a worship leader at The Loft church in The Woodlands area.[12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • "I'm Not Who I Was"
  • "Our God Reigns"
  • "Don't Get Comfortable"
  • "Give Me Your Eyes"

Compilation appearances

  • 2006: WOW Next 2007, "Our God Reigns" (EMI)
  • 2006: The Next Big Thing, "I'm Not Who I Was" (Provident)
  • 2008: WOW Hits 1, "I'm Not Who I Was" #14

Awards

Dove Award nominations
  • 2008: Songwriter of the Year
  • 2008: Song of the Year ("I'm Not Who I Was")
  • 2008: Pop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the Year ("I'm Not Who I Was")
  • 2008: New Artist of the Year – won

References

  1. ^ "Brandon Heath Discography". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Steve Leggett. "Brandon Heath Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  3. ^ a b c "New Artist, Brandon Heath". Hope Today Magazine. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  4. ^ "Brandon Heath, "Don't Get Comfortable The EP"". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
  5. ^ "Brandon Heath – Don't Get Comfortable". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  6. ^ "Nominations Announced for 38th GMA Dove Awards". BREATHEcast.com. 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  7. ^ a b Jared Johnson. "Don't Get Comfortable > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  8. ^ September 15, 2007 chart at the Weekend 22 countdown, Retrieved September 26 2007
  9. ^ Gerome, John (April 23, 2008). "TobyMac wins gospel artist of year at Doves". The Associated Press. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
  10. ^ "What If We > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  11. ^ "Christian CHR National Airplay". Radio & Records. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  12. ^ a b "Brandon Heath Single Give Me Your Eyes Continues Digital Sales Streak With More Than 12,000 Downloads Since Release". BREATHEcast.com. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  • Sondova, Amy. ""Brandon Heath: Missional Musician"". Youth Mission Exchange. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

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