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...
June 7, 2023
Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomes colleagues from across Canada for annual fairness talks
This week, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomed ombudsman colleagues from Canadian provinces and territories for the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman (CCPO), held at...
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
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...
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.