October 23, 2023
An interview with Diana Cooke, Director, Children and Youth Unit, Ontario Ombudsman (OBA)
I have had the pleasure of working with Diana Cooke for several years. Diana is the Director of Children and Youth at Ombudsman Ontario. Previously, she worked at the Office of the Provincial Advocate...
September 7, 2023
Ontario government oversight of long-term care homes 'largely collapsed' during pandemic, ombudsman finds (CTV News)
The Ministry of Long-Term Care’s oversight mechanisms “largely collapsed” when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with on-site inspections of long-term care homes grinding to a halt for nearly two months...
September 7, 2023
Long-term care inspections system was overwhelmed by first wave of COVID-19, ombudsman finds (Toronto Star)
Ontario’s long-term care inspections branch was overwhelmed and “unprepared” during the first wave of COVID-19 says a new report from the province’s ombudsman, who has made 76 recommendations to...
May 4, 2023
‘Excruciating delays’ at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman report (Global News)
A backlog of cases at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months — sometimes up to two years — for a hearing to be scheduled, the...
April 13, 2023
Ontario ombudsman slams foster care company, child welfare agencies for failing Indigenous girl (Global News)
When a 13-year-old Indigenous girl repeatedly went missing from foster care in southwestern Ontario, the company looking after her kept assuring police it had no safety concerns.
April 13, 2023
Urgent Action Needed: Child Welfare Organizations Must Implement Changes to Protect Vulnerable Indigenous Children (NetNewsLedger)
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé has released a report titled “Missing In Inaction, Misty’s Story”, which details how multiple child welfare organizations failed to ensure the safety of an Indigenous girl...
December 20, 2022
'A situation of chronic neglect:' Ombudsman releases scathing report after boy found malnourished and living in squalor (CP24)
A 10-year-old boy was found malnourished and living in squalor in October 2018 but the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto refused to take him into their custody, prompting “horrified” police officers...