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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 …

Ontario ombudsman calls for systematic overhaul of care for adults with developmental disabilities (CBC News)

CBC News Aug 24, 2016 Chronic service gaps for adults with disabilities are leaving them abandoned, abused and often languishing in jails and hospitals without proper care, according to findings of an Ontario ombudsman's report released today. To address the problem, Ombudsman Paul Dubé is calling …

Ontario must fix ‘deeply flawed’ system to help people with developmental disabilities, ombudsman says (Toronto Star)

Andrea Gordon  Feature Writer and Laurie Monsebraaten , Social Justice Reporter Toronto Star August 24, 2016 Ontario’s ombudsman has vowed he will keep pressuring the province to fix its “deeply flawed” developmental services system, which has resulted in vulnerable people in crisis being …

Ontario fails to help people with developmental disabilities: Ombud (The Canadian Press)

The Canadian Press August 24, 2016 TORONTO - Widespread inconsistencies and gaps in Ontario's support network have left many adults with developmental disabilities scrambling for care, at times exposing them to abuse or landing them behind bars, a new report said Wednesday. While the province has …

Treatment of adults with developmental disabilities 'deeply flawed': Ombudsman (Ottawa Citizen)

Blair Crawford Ottawa Citizen August 24, 2016 The way Ontario cares for developmentally delayed adults and their families is “deeply flawed”, says Ontario’s ombudsman, whose four-year investigation revealed “shocking systemic problems” in the province’s treatment of the disabled. Ombudsman Paul …

Point the finger at lack of de-escalation training, ombudsman says at Ottawa forum (Orleans News)

Brier Dodge Orleans News Dec 12, 2016 Paul Dubé, Ontario’s ombudsman, addressed a crowd including Ottawa police at the police service’s second annual Human Rights Learning Forum on Dec. 8 at the St. Elias Centre. His June report on police de-escalation in conflict situations came just under a month …

Ontario's ombudsman will probe school bus driver shortage (CBC News)

Nicole Brockbank CBC News September 09, 2016 Ontario's ombudsman is looking into whether a systemic investigation is warranted into a school bus shortage that's left thousands of Toronto students stranded without a way to get to school on time. "Over the past few days, we have heard media reports …

Ontario ombudsman reports 182 complaints received about universities (The Varsity)

Meerah Haq The Varsity September 19, 2016 Since the Ontario ombudsman gained jurisdiction to investigate universities, 182 complaints have been made in this area, ranging from issues of student services to academic processes. The ombudsman began taking complaints about universities in January of …

Ombudsman's office resolves most complaints about schools without investigations (The Canadian Press)

The Canadian Press September 6, 2016 TORONTO - The office of Ontario's ombudsman received more than 700 complaints in the first year it had oversight of school boards, but says 85 per cent were resolved without a formal investigation. Ombudsman Paul Dubé says he's had excellent co-operation from …