April 27, 2022
Ombudsman report details failures by province in handling closure of youth detention facilities (TBnewswatch.com)
The Ontario Ombudsman released a report that includes 16 recommendations after finding the provincial government’s plan and implementation to close two Northern Ontario youth custody and detention...
April 26, 2022
Ontario’s ‘secrecy’ when closing youth jails hurt Indigenous teens, ombud finds (The Star)
Provincial government officials “deliberately avoided transparency” when they abruptly closed two youth jails in northern Ontario last year, leaving staff in the dark while failing to consider the...
April 26, 2022
Ontario ombudsman's report details flawed closures of youth justice programs in northwest (CBC)
The government was wrong and unreasonable in how it closed custody and detention programs at youth justice facilities in Ontario's northwest region last year, the provincial ombudsman has concluded.
March 31, 2022
Laurentian neglected obligations under French Language Services Act, says language commissioner (CTV)
A new report says Laurentian University, the Ministry of Francophone Affairs and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities neglected their obligations under the law when French language programs were...