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Ontario and OPP failing to support police officers affected by operational stress injuries: Ombudsman

Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today called on the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to take concrete action to support police officers across the province who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, risk of suicide and other forms of …

Ontario must crack “code of silence” among correctional officers involved in use of excessive force: Ombudsman

(TORONTO – June 11, 2013)  Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today called on the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to crack the pervasive “code of silence” under which some guards in the province’s correctional institutions use excessive force against inmates and conspire to cover …

Ontario Ombudsman finds children at risk in poorly monitored unlicensed daycares

(TORONTO – October 22, 2014) Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today called on the province to take urgent action to protect children in unlicensed daycares, after his latest investigation revealed systemic government ineptitude that has put them at risk for years. Mr. Marin’s latest report,  Careless …

Improve monitoring of potentially unsafe drivers: Ombudsman. Province agrees to 19 recommendations to deal with medical conditions

TORONTO (April 30, 2014) – Ontario Ombudsman André Marin today urged the province to ensure safer roads by fixing numerous flaws in its systems for monitoring drivers with potentially dangerous medical conditions. In his latest report, Better Safe Than Sorry, Mr. Marin outlines the shocking case of …

What you need to know about the Ontario Ombudsman’s expanded oversight of municipalities, universities and school boards

Robin Bates This link opens in a new tab Ontario Bar Association February 19, 2016 On February 5, 2016, the Ontario Bar Association presented a breakfast program titled “What you need to know about the Ontario Ombudsman’s expanded oversight of municipalities, universities and school boards”. Laura …

Watchdog’s purview expands to include university, city hall (The London Free Press)

Kate Dubinski The London Free Press January 24, 2016 If you’ve got a beef with Western University or city hall, you’ve got a new go-to place to turn. Its turf expanded, the office of Ontario’s ombudsman is now also a place of last resort for complaints involving universities and municipalities, in …

Watchdog starts New Year with new powers (Parry Sound North Star)

Paige Phillips Parry Sound North Star January 20, 2016 ONTARIO – This year, the New Year will not only ring in resolutions, it will also welcome a bigger watchdog. Last December, the Ontario Ombudsman announced the government had passed Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and …

Paul Dubé to succeed André Marin as next Ontario ombudsman (Toronto Star)

Rob Ferguson Queen's Park Bureau and Robert Benzie , Queen's Park Bureau Chief Toronto Star February 16 2016 A new watchdog has been unleashed upon Ontario. Paul Dubé will succeed André Marin as the next Ombudsman of Ontario, it was announced in the legislature on Tuesday. All three political …

Ontario's Ombudsman calls for end to indefinite segregation (Ottawa Citizen)

Andrew Seymour Ottawa Citizen May 10, 2016 Ontario’s ombudsman is calling on the province to permanently abolish the practice of locking up inmates in solitary confinement for indefinite periods of time. “This office has repeatedly sounded the alarm about how harmful segregation can be and how …

Ontario Ombudsman to probe City of Brampton’s business practices (Brampton Guardian)

Peter Criscione Brampton Guardian May 25, 2016 Ontario’s Ombudsman has launched an inquiry into Brampton’s procurement practices but won't touch a controversial downtown development deal that has mired city hall in controversy since 2011. Paul Dubé announced Wednesday (May 25), that Ontario’s top …

Ontario ombudsman tackles Brampton city hall (Toronto Star)

San Grewal , Urban Affairs Reporter Toronto Star May 25, 2016 Procurement probe will be the first “systemic” municipal investigation under Paul Dubé’s new powers. Following years of scandal and a preliminary probe by Ontario’s ombudsman, Brampton city hall will be subjected to the first ever …

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 …