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Newsletter - French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke releases 2019-2020 Annual Report

Newsletter - French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke releases 2019-2020 Annual Report …
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Commissioner calls on all Ontario ministries to produce plans to improve French language services

Press conference: (TORONTO – December 10, 2020) French Language Services Commissioner Kelly Burke today is urging the province to improve the planning for the provision of French language services across the government. She recommends that each ministry produce French language services plans. In …
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Newsletter - Fairness by design: Helping public organizations build fairness from the ground up

Newsletter - Fairness by design: Helping public organizations build fairness from the ground up …
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Newsletter - 45 years of fighting for fairness

Newsletter - 45 years of fighting for fairness …
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Ontario ombudsman blasts ‘outdated’ police training tool that emphasizes weapons over de-escalation, despite repeated calls for change (The Star)

Wendy Gillis This link opens in a new tab Toronto Star October 6, 2020 More than four years after a scathing report cited “neglected” provincial officer training as a factor in fatal shootings, the Ontario ombudsman is blasting the “glacial” pace of police reform as the province has still not fixed …
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Newsletter - Making Franco-Ontarian history: What made this September 25 so special

Newsletter - Making Franco-Ontarian history: What made this September 25 so special …
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Ontario Ombudsman appoints new Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team

(TORONTO – September 10, 2020) Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today announced the promotion of Domonie Pierre to the position of Director, Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT), effective September 14.   Ms. Pierre has extensive experience with the Ombudsman’s Office, which she joined as an Early …
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Newsletter - Questions about going back to school? How we can help

Newsletter - Questions about going back to school? How we can help …
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Ombudsman’s office deals with 3,014 complaints (North Bay Nugget)

Michael Lee This link opens in a new tab North Bay Nugget July 28, 2020 The Ontario Ombudsman’s Office received more than a dozen complaints each involving the City of North Bay and Municipality of West Nipissing last year. Ombudsman Paul Dubé, who is responsible for investigating complaints …
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Ontario’s ombudsman received more than 800 complaints due to COVID-19 (The Star)

Rob Ferguson Queen's Park Bureau June 30, 2020 Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé says his investigation into the high death toll from COVID-19 at nursing homes is looking at how more inspections and higher standards could have saved lives. “We’re moving full speed ahead on this,” Dubé told reporters …
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Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails (The Canadian Press)

Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press June 30, 2020 Ontario's ombudsman said conditions in some of the province's correctional facilities have left him "shaken," and contributed to a record of over 6,000 complaints from inmates last year. Paul Dube details problems with overcrowding, poor living …
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Ontario ombudsman report highlights ‘appalling’ jail conditions, COVID-19 complaints (The Lawyers Daily)

John Schofield This link opens in a new tab The Lawyer's Daily July 2, 2020 Hailing the past 12 months as a “year like no other,” the Ontario ombudsman has released a fiscal 2019-20 report that highlights, among other things, his office’s handling of more than 800 COVID-19-related complaints and …
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Newsletter - How we helped – new cases resolved in July

Newsletter - How we helped – new cases resolved in July …
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Newsletter - Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other”

Newsletter - Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other” …
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Photo Gallery

2019-2020 AT A GLANCE April 25, 2019: Deputy Ombudsman Barbara Finlay addresses delegates at the Ontario Catholic School Trustees’ Association, in Toronto. September 23, 2019: Ombudsman Paul Dubé welcomes members of the 2019 Ontario Legislature Internship Programme to our Office. May 8, 2019: …
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Ombudsman reports on 2019-2020 – “A year like no other”

Closed Caption enabled   Paul Dubé on new mandate and pandemic: “We stand ready, as always, to help” (TORONTO – June 30, 2020) Releasing his latest Annual Report today, Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé reflected on the stunning and ongoing challenges faced by the province’s public sector due to the …
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Ontario Ombudsman to investigate government’s oversight of long-term care homes during pandemic

(TORONTO – June 1, 2020) Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé today launched an investigation into the oversight of long-term care homes by the province’s Ministry of Long-Term Care and Ministry of Health during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation will focus on whether the oversight of …
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Newsletter - Ombudsman marks May milestone – one year of oversight of French language services and children and youth in care

Newsletter - Ombudsman marks May milestone – one year of oversight of French language services and children and youth in care …
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Near North board ‘well on way’ to addressing ombudsman report (North Bay Nugget)

PJ Wilson This link opens in a new tab North Bay Nugget May 13, 2020 The Near North District School Board “is well on the way” to meeting all the recommendations contained in an ombudsman’s report. The report, received by the board in 2019, included 14 recommendations to address issues of …
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Statement by the Ombudsman: Looking back on 2019 and ahead to 2020

(TORONTO - December 31, 2019) As we close 2019 and look ahead to a new decade, it’s a fitting time to reflect on the recent historic changes to the Ombudsman’s Office, and to discuss our priorities for 2020. In 2019, Ombudsman oversight was extended for the first time in Ontario’s history to child …
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