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Ontario ombudsman can now investigate universities (The Dialog)

Mick Sweetman , Managing Editor The Dialog January 25, 2016 New law extended oversight of universities, municipalities and school boards to provincial watchdog The office of the Ontario ombudsman received new powers on Jan. 1 allowing it to launch investigations into complaints about universities …

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

Allison Jones The Canadian Press May 10, 2016 TORONTO - Ontario's ombudsman has urged the provincial government to stop putting inmates in segregation for longer than 15 days. There has recently been a "marked increase" in segregation-related complaints to the ombudsman's office, including one …

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

Patrick White Globe and Mail May 10, 2016 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 Canada to apply United Nations guidelines to the draconian form of incarceration. …

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

John Miner London Free Press May 10, 2016 TORONTO - 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. Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé says there’s recently …

Meet Ontario's new ombudsman (Toronto Sun)

Kevin Connor Toronto Sun April 2, 2016 TORONTO - Paul Dubé took the oath of office Friday to become the new Ontario Ombudsman. He is the seventh person to hold the title since the office was established in 1975. The province’s independent watchdog handles more than 20,000 complaints a year …

How do we help the first responders who endure trauma when helping us? (The Globe and Mail)

John Lorinc The Globe and Mail January 15, 2016 Late one night in the summer of 2014, Bill Rusk, a police sergeant in Owen Sound, Ont., was crouched on the roof of a downtown store, watching the window of a second-floor apartment in the building next door. His squad had come to bust up a drug deal, …

Former Caledon officer encourages first responders to step out of the shadows and talk about mental health (Caledon Enterprise)

Robyn Wilkinson Caledon Enterprise February 08, 2016 Ten first responders and two members of the military took their lives in the first six weeks of the year. The shocking statistics are overwhelming for Brian Knowler, a former Caledon Ontario Provincial Police staff sgt. “It just sort of hit me …

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

Monte Sonnenberg Simcoe Reformer May 27, 2016 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 – were not in attendance. Port Rowan Coun. Noel Haydt …

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

Paul Dubé , Ombudsman of Ontario Toronto Star May 12, 2016 It’s soul-crushing, cruel and counter-productive — and it needs to stop. The United Nations has declared that keeping inmates in long-term solitary confinement, beyond 15 days, is a form of inhuman and degrading treatment. Yet it routinely …

A conversation with Paul Dubé, Ontario’s new ombudsman​ (QP Briefing)

Brian Platt QP Briefing (posted with permission) April 1, 2016 Dubé emphasizes his collaborative style and focus on building trust and credibility with public agencies - and also confirms he won't be quite the presence on Twitter that his predecessor was. After a long and controversial process to …

‘This is a job I’ve dreamt of’: Ontario’s ombudsman talks Twitter, transparency and his new role (National Post)

Ashley Csanady National Post April 1, 2016 Ontario’s newest watchdog wants to soften his office’s bark. That doesn’t mean the ombudsman’s office will lose its bite under Paul Dubé, who cut his investigative teeth as Canada’s first Taxpayers’ Ombudsman. He takes over the provincial office as it …

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

Wendy Gillis Toronto Star June 29, 2016 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 all possible conflict situations before resorting to force. …

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

Keith Leslie The Canadian Press June 29, 2016 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 encounter people in crisis. The report, issued Wednesday, …

Focus: New ombudsman on the scene (Law Times)

Yamri Taddese Law Times July 4, 2016 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. “I have a case here.” Dubé, who is indeed Ontario’s newest …

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

Christina Blizzard , Queen’s Park Columnist Toronto Sun June 29, 2016 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. The Ajax family recently received the 911 tape from that fateful day in Dec. …

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

Kate Porter CBC News July 27, 2016 Ontario's ombudsman calls the death of an Ottawa man after a confrontation with police "tragic" and says he will push the provincial government to improve the training police officers receive for de-escalating situations. Witnesses who saw the interaction on …

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

Keith Gilligan Oshawa This Week July 19, 2016 OSHAWA - The Ontario Ombudsman has found the City contravened rules when it met behind closed doors with representatives of the Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation. Four complaints were filed with the Ombudsman’s office about a meeting on Dec. 17, …

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

Matthew Van Dongen Hamilton Spectator July 20, 2016 The provincial Ombudsman has ruled Hamilton's election compliance audit committee wrongly deliberated behind closed doors last year. The committee, which only meets to consider complaints about municipal election candidate expenses, held a private …

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

Shirlee Engel and Rebecca Lindell Global News July 27, 2016 OTTAWA – 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. Abdi, 37, died on Monday after an arrest that witnesses described …

Province must act immediately to support people with developmental disabilities: Editorial (Toronto Star)

Toronto Star Aug. 24, 2016 Ontario doesn’t house people with developmental disabilities in dedicated institutions anymore — and in 2013 the province rightly apologized for doing so in the past. But as a disturbing new report from Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé points out , in some ways things haven't …