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    August 24, 2016

    Ontario ombudsman calls for systematic overhaul of care for adults with developmental disabilities (CBC News)

    Ombudsman's report says 'desperate' families often struggle to negotiate maze of social service agencies.
    July 27, 2016

    Death of Abdirahman Abdi fuels calls for police training reforms (Global News)

    Calls for changes to police training are getting louder after Abdirahman Abdi, a mentally-ill Ottawa man, died in the wake of a confrontation with police this week.
    July 27, 2016

    Ontario's ombudsman calls death of Ottawa man after arrest 'tragic' (CBC News)

    Paul Dubé released a report on use-of-force nearly four weeks before Abdirahman Abdi's death.
    July 20, 2016

    Hamilton’s closed-door review of election-spending complaints broke the rules: Ombudsman (Hamilton Spectator)

    Provincial Ombudsman Paul Dubé has ruled Hamilton’s election compliance audit committee wrongly deliberated behind closed doors last year.
    July 19, 2016

    Ombudsman slaps Oshawa’s wrist over closed-door meeting (Oshawa This Week)

    Session with OPUC should have been held in public.
    July 4, 2016

    Focus: New ombudsman on the scene (Law Times)

    Paul Dubé is walking in the hallway of his 10th floor Bay Street office when an older man wearing a plaid shirt suddenly approaches him. “Excuse me, sir, are you the ombudsman?” the man eagerly asks....
    June 29, 2016

    Ombudsman urges province to ensure police are trained in de-escalation

    Leadership long overdue in teaching alternatives to lethal force.
    June 29, 2016

    Time to ensure police are trained to talk first (Toronto Sun)

    Eight seconds. That’s all the time it took for cops to slam the door of their cruiser and proceed to shoot Michael MacIsaac, says his sister Joanne.
    June 29, 2016

    Ombudsman wants police to get better training in de-escalation techniques (The Canadian Press)

    TORONTO - Families of people killed by police are "hopeful" the Ontario government will act on an ombudsman's report calling for improved training in de-escalation techniques for officers who...
    June 29, 2016

    Report after Sammy Yatim’s death slams police training (Toronto Star)

    Citing an “urgent need” for improvements to police training, Ontario’s Ombudsman is calling for the province to create a regulation requiring police to deescalate and use communications techniques in...
    May 27, 2016

    Council to question staff on findings of illegal procedure (Simcoe Reformer)

    Council was prepared to discuss the findings of Ontario ombudsman Paul Dube at its regular meeting Tuesday. However, two key players in the episode – CAO Keith Robicheau and clerk Andrew Grozelle –...
    May 25, 2016

    Ombudsman to investigate Brampton procurement practices

    Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today announced an investigation into the city of Brampton’s procurement practices, focusing on the administration of its purchasing by-laws, policies and procedures...
    May 25, 2016

    Ontario ombudsman tackles Brampton city hall (Toronto Star)

    Procurement probe will be the first “systemic” municipal investigation under Paul Dubé’s new powers.
    May 25, 2016

    Ontario Ombudsman to probe City of Brampton’s business practices (Brampton Guardian)

    Ontario’s Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into Brampton’s procurement practices but won't touch a controversial downtown development deal that has mired city hall in controversy since 2011.
    May 19, 2016

    Reports on two Ombudsman investigations in final stages

    Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé confirmed today that he expects to release reports on two of his office’s in-depth systemic investigations in June and July, once required processes are complete.
    May 12, 2016

    Ban long-term solitary confinement: Editorial (Toronto Star)

    Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé is right to call for a ban on the long-term solitary confinement of prison inmates.
    May 10, 2016

    Ontario's Ombudsman calls for end to indefinite segregation (Ottawa Citizen)

    Ontario’s ombudsman is calling on the province to permanently abolish the practice of locking up inmates in solitary confinement for indefinite periods of time.
    May 10, 2016

    Ontario ombudsman calls on province to end indefinite segregation in jails (The Canadian Press)

    Ontario's ombudsman has urged the provincial government to stop putting inmates in segregation for longer than 15 days.
    May 10, 2016

    Ontario ombudsman calls for end to long-term solitary confinement in jails (Globe and Mail)

    In a scathing appraisal of Ontario prison practices, the provincial Ombudsman is pushing for a ban on long-term solitary confinement, a move that would make the province the first jurisdiction in...
    May 10, 2016

    Mental illness particular concern for inmates in indefinite isolation, says Paul Dubé (London Free Press)

    A call by Ontario’s citizen watchdog to stop segregating inmates for longer than 15 days is a step in the right direction, says a London lawyer outspoken about the treatment of people in jails.
    May 10, 2016

    Abolish indefinite segregation: Ombudsman

    Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today urged the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to abolish the practice of placing inmates indefinitely in segregation and develop alternatives to...