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Ombudsman finds Ontario broke its promise to crime victims, Ministry of Attorney General acting contrary to law

TORONTO (Feb. 27, 2007) – Ontario’s compensation system for crime victims is hurting the very people it is supposed to help, Ombudsman André Marin says in his report released today, Adding Insult to Injury . Successive governments have ignored their own laws and stood by as the struggling Criminal …

Special Investigations Unit must dispel “toothless tiger” image

TORONTO (September 30, 2008) – Ontario’s system of police oversight has failed to live up to its promise due to a “complacent” culture and a lack of rigour in ensuring police follow the rules, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says in his latest special report, released today. In Oversight Unseen, Mr. …

Ombudsman calls for new law to avert legal aid “fiascos”

TORONTO (February 26, 2008) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today called on the province to change the law to prevent further legal aid fiascos like the Richard Wills murder case – and to take whatever steps possible to recover some of the $1.1 million it cost taxpayers. He warned that the …

Ombudsman calls for clarity on new home warranty program

TORONTO (June 3, 2008) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today called on the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services to clarify its relationship with Tarion Warranty Corp. in its communications with new homeowners and the general public. Homeowners who have problems with Tarion over construction …

Statement by Ontario Ombudsman André Marin on Avastin funding

TORONTO (October 1, 2009) – Yesterday, I issued A Vast Injustice , a report on my investigation into the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s decision-making concerning the funding of Avastin for colorectal cancer patients.  The basic premise of my report is that although the Ministry is …

Ontario uncaps Avastin funding in wake of Ombudsman probe

TORONTO (November 29, 2009) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today welcomed the province’s announcement that it will uncap the funding of Avastin for colorectal cancer patients.  Mr. Marin recommended that the “absurd and indefensible” cap be lifted two months ago in his report, A Vast Injustice . …

Ontario Ombudsman urges stricter controls on colleges: Cambrian left students unqualified; Ministry “abdicated responsibility”

TORONTO (August 25, 2009) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today issued a strong back-to-school warning to the provincial government to keep a closer eye on colleges, to ensure students are getting the education they pay for. “Ontarians are entitled to expect more of their institutions,” Mr. Marin …

Ontario Ombudsman calls on government to better protect students: Ministry incompetence led to private career college “disaster”

TORONTO (July 14, 2009) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today  urged the province’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities to get tougher on unscrupulous private career colleges. His latest special report, Too Cool For School, outlines the “unmitigated disaster” of Bestech Academy, an …

Ontario Ombudsman censures Oshawa for "pirating" report

TORONTO (April 27, 2009) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today tabled a report signalling to municipalities that they must respect the law when they engage the services of his office.  In his report, Pirating our Property , the Ombudsman found the city of Oshawa’s failure to co-operate with his …

Ombudsman finds closed Oshawa meeting illegally involved lobbying, not just ‘education’

TORONTO (April 29, 2009) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin has found a city of Oshawa committee met inappropriately behind closed doors with a private business in a “lobbying” session that was supposed to be for “education and training” purposes only.  “This is the very type of conduct that …

Ministry decision to restrict cancer drug “verges on cruelty” - Ombudsman finds cap on Avastin funding unreasonable and wrong

TORONTO (September 30, 2009) – The Ontario government’s funding cutoff for patients taking the cancer drug Avastin is unreasonable, wrong and “verges on cruelty,” Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s latest investigation has found. Mr. Marin’s report, A Vast Injustice – released today – details the …

Ontario Ombudsman statement on G20 arrests and detentions

TORONTO (December 9, 2010) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today issued a brief additional statement about his special report Caught in the Act .  The statement addresses issues and questions surrounding the use of police powers granted by the province’s enactment of Regulation 233/10 under the …

Ombudsman finds Hamilton-Niagara region LHIN’s “clandestine” meetings illegal; urges province to increase transparency of all LHINs

TORONTO (August 10, 2010) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today released the results of his latest special investigation, calling on the province to improve the accountability and transparency of Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) across the province. In The LHIN Spin , the Ombudsman’s …

Ombudsman finds G20 regulation of “dubious legality”; Citizens unfairly trapped by secret expansion of police powers

TORONTO (December 7, 2010) – The Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services quietly promoted the use of a likely illegal regulation to grant police “extravagant” powers on the eve of the G20 summit, Ontario Ombudsman André Marin says in his latest report, released today. The …

Ombudsman finds delays, inconsistencies and lack of transparency in monitoring of long-term care homes

TORONTO (December 21, 2010) - Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today released his findings in his investigation of the province's monitoring of long-term care homes. The probe identified several serious systemic problems that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is working to correct, Mr. Marin …

Ombudsman welcomes regulation of non-emergency medical transfers

TORONTO (June 10, 2011) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today thanked the Ministries of Transportation and Health and Long-Term Care for acting on his recommendations and committing to regulate the industry that handles non-emergency transportation of hundreds of thousands of patients every year. …

Ombudsman releases information on G20-related police complaints

TORONTO (February 23, 2011) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today released information on 112 complaints received by his Office about police conduct during the June 2010 G20 summit in Toronto. The information, requested by the Ontario Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) in the course of its …

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Herceptin coverage extended – Ombudsman suspends investigation

TORONTO (May 12, 2011) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today suspended his investigation into the province’s limited funding of Herceptin, after the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care decided it would fund the drug for patients with breast cancer tumours of one centimetre in diameter or less. …

Government failing to support police watchdog: Ombudsman

(TORONTO – December 14, 2011) Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today renewed his call for effective legislation to support the province’s police watchdog, after his latest investigation found the responsible ministry has actively undermined it. Rather than ensuring the Special Investigations Unit …