Press Releases on Municipal Matters
- 27/04/2009 - Ontario Ombudsman censures Oshawa for "pirating" report
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today tabled a report signalling to municipalities that they must respect the law when they engage the services of his office. In his report, Pirating our Property, the Ombudsman found the city of Oshawa’s failure to co-operate with his office to be contrary to law.
- 20/02/2009 - New closed meeting reports issued: Ombudsman finds two violations of "Sunshine Law" in townships of Emo and Nipissing
For the first time since the province’s new enforcement system for open municipal meetings came into effect a year ago, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin has found two municipalities in contravention of the “sunshine law” provisions of the Municipal Act.
- 23/05/2008 - Ombudsman to investigate closed meetings in Oshawa
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin served notice to the mayor and council of the City of Oshawa this week that he is investigating a complaint about closed meetings held by city council.
- 25/04/2008 - Ombudsman investigation exposes "danger" of closed meetings
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today released a report warning Sudbury councillors that their closed-door meeting regarding the recent Elton John concert ticket scandal was close to the legal line.
- 22/10/2007 - Ombudsman to investigate closed meetings free of charge
Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today welcomed new provisions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006 that will allow people to complain to his office about closed municipal meetings if their municipality has not appointed its own investigator.