December 28, 2011 Ms. Rose Caterini, City Clerk City of Hamilton 77 James St. North P.O. Box 2040, LCD1 Hamilton, ON L8R 2K3 Dear Ms. Caterini, RE: Our File No. 242820-001 I am writing further to our conversation of December 12, 2011 regarding the results of the Ombudsman’s preliminary review of a …
Adding Insult To Injury By the Numbers – Fact Sheet OMBUDSMAN INVESTIGATION Announced: August 23, 2006 Complaints received about CICB: 30 from April-August 2006; 27 in fiscal 2005-06; 28 in fiscal 2004-06 Complaints received after investigation announced: 123 (total 153 in fiscal 2006-07) Documents …
Le sabordage de la surveillance – Faits et points saillants Unité des enquêtes spéciales Créée en 1990 Surveille 58 corps de police Autorité constitutive : Article 113, Loi sur les services policiers Nombre d’enquêtes officielles de l’UES, du 18 octobre 2008 au 31 octobre 2011 : 658 Nombre de …
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Dans le noir – Mot d’ouverture de l’Ombudsman André Marin Bonjour et merci à vous d’être ici ou de vous joindre à nous en direct sur le Web. Beaucoup d’entre vous se souviennent sans doute du lancement de notre enquête en février 2014. Nous avions reçu de nombreuses plaintes à propos de problèmes …
J. Paul Dubé, Ombudsman BY E-MAIL March 18, 2025 Council for the Township of Russell c/o Mike Tarnowski, Mayor 717 Notre Dame Street Embrun, ON K0A 1W1 Dear members of council for the Township of Russell: Re: Closed meeting complaint My Office received two complaints alleging that council for the …
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Tips for Municipalities Closed meetings: Best practices Municipal meetings should be open, with rare exceptions, as provided for in the Municipal Act, 2001, s. 239. The Ombudsman’s investigations of closed meetings consider whether or not the law and best practices were followed. Best practices …
March 21, 2013 via regular mail and email Mr. Colin Briggs, Chief Administrative Officer City of St. Catharines P.O. Box 3012, 50 Church St. St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2 Mr. Mike Galloway, Chief Administrative Officer Town of Niagara-on-the Lake 1593 Four Mile Creek Rd. P.O. Box 100 Virgil, ON LOS …
Mot d’ouverture de l’Ombudsman – 8 août 2013 André Marin Les événements tragiques du 27 juillet ont fait clairement ressortir des problèmes connus de longue date. Alors qu’une enquête est en cours sur la fusillade policière dont a été victime Sammy Yatim et que les faits restent à déterminer, la …
Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs relating to Bill 91, Building Ontario Up Act (Budget Measures), 2015 Ontario Ombudsman André Marin As a Legislative Officer entrusted with responsibility for ensuring that government administrators act fairly, responsibly …
Tips for Municipalities Codes of Conduct and Integrity Commissioners Every municipality should have a Code of Conduct that applies to members of council, local boards and committees. The Code of Conduct should include a public complaint process. The municipality should appoint an impartial …
February 3, 2011 Malcolm White, City Clerk The Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie 99 Foster Drive, P.O. Box 580 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 5N1 Dear Mr. White: Re. Our File No. 235791 I am writing further to our telephone conversation of February 3, 2011, regarding the results of the …
Ombudsman’s remarks – August 8, 2013 André Marin The tragic events of July 27 have brought some longstanding issues into sharp focus. While the facts of the police shooting of Sammy Yatim remain under investigation and are yet to be determined, the very public nature of this case has also raised …
J. Paul Dubé, Ombudsman BY E-MAIL December 17, 2024 Vicki Houston Director of Education Greater Essex County District School Board 451 Park Street West, P.O. Box 210 Windsor, ON N9A 6K1 Dear Director Houston: Re: Open meeting complaint My Office received a complaint regarding the June 25, 2024 …
Premier Kathleen Wynne Speech to Sharpening Your Teeth Investigative Training Course October 25, 2016 ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN PAUL DUBÉ: It’s really an honour for me to welcome the Premier, Kathleen Wynne, as our next keynote speaker. C’est un grand honneur pour moi d’accueillir la première ministre de …
Ministry of Education Child Care Quality Assurance and Licensing Ministère de l’Éducation Assurance de la qualité des services de garde d'enfants et délivrance de permis placeholder regional office DATE NAME ADDRESS Dear XX: RE: Site Inspection at (List address) On (date of third inspection) at …
Ombudsman Report Investigation into whether Council for the Village of Westport held an illegal closed meeting on October 28, 2014 André Marin Ombudsman of Ontario January 2015 Complaint 1 On October 30, 2014, my Office received a complaint about a closed session held by council for the Village of …
Investigation into whether the Councils for Armour Township and the Village of Burk’s Falls held illegal closed meetings on January 16, 2015 Barbara Finlay Acting Ombudsman of Ontario October 2015 Complaint 1 In March 2015, our Office received a complaint that the councils for Armour Township and …
L’art de faire double injure – MOT D’OUVERTURE André Marin (TORONTO, le 27 février 2007) – S’il est vrai qu’on juge les mérites d’une société à la manière dont elle traite ses membres les plus vulnérables, comme le veut la croyance populaire, nous courrons le risque sérieux ici en Ontario d’être …
