Speeches and articles

July 28, 2020

Ombudsman’s office deals with 3,014 complaints (North Bay Nugget)

North Bay, West Nipissing tied at 13 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.
July 2, 2020

Ontario ombudsman report highlights ‘appalling’ jail conditions, COVID-19 complaints (The Lawyers Daily)

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...
July 1, 2020

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario a reçu plus de 6 000 plaintes de détenus (La Presse canadienne)

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario a déclaré mardi que les conditions dans certains des établissements correctionnels de la province l'avaient «ébranlé» et contribué à un record de plus de 6 000 plaintes de...
June 30, 2020

Ontario ombudsman receives record number of complaints about provincial jails (The Canadian Press)

Report details problems with overcrowding, poor living conditions, lack of access to medical care
June 30, 2020

Ontario’s ombudsman received more than 800 complaints due to COVID-19 (The Star)

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.
June 30, 2020

Rapport de l’Ombudsman de l'Ontario: moins de plaintes sur les services en français (Le Droit)

Depuis que le Commissariat aux services en français a été transféré sous l’aile de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, la population a formulé une centaine de plaintes en moins à ce sujet que lorsque le...
May 13, 2020

Near North board ‘well on way’ to addressing ombudsman report (North Bay Nugget)

The Near North District School Board “is well on the way” to meeting all the recommendations contained in an ombudsman’s report.
January 15, 2020

‘We want young people calling us directly’: head of the new children and youth unit in the Ontario ombudsman’s office (QP Briefing)

The message Ontario’s Ombudsman Paul Dubé and the head of his office’s new children and youth unit want to share with young people across the province is: if you have a question, call.
June 26, 2019

International Association of Language Commissioners' Annual Conference

On June 26, 2019, Ontario Ombudsman, Paul Dubé, gave a welcome speech at the International Association of Language Commissioners' VIth Annual International Conference, in Toronto.
May 9, 2019

'We have the people to do it': Ontario ombudsman pledges 'care' in taking over child welfare probes (CBC News)

Paul Dube's office now has specialized unit to handle investigative functions of former child advocate
May 7, 2019

Ombudsman’s new open meeting case digest (Municipal World)

Imagine you are an Ontario municipal councillor, perusing the agenda for your next meeting, and you see that a new report by the municipality’s integrity commissioner is scheduled to be discussed...
May 1, 2019

Paul Dubé explique sa vision de la nouvelle unité des services en français du Bureau de l'ombudsman (Radio-Canada)

À partir de ce mercredi, c'est l'unité des services en français du Bureau de l'ombudsman de l'Ontario qui hérite des tâches et des employés du Commissariat aux services en français. Alors qu'il reçoit...
February 1, 2019

Politicians cannot do the work of independent officers of the Legislature (QP Briefing)

A recent column by Deb Hutton, published by Queen’s Park Briefing on January 18, raised provocative questions about the role and usefulness of independent officers of the Legislature.
November 7, 2018

Ontario ombudsman offers masterclass in public impact: ‘Our power is in our voice’ (The Mandarin)

Successful legal advocates must not only bring together evidence to successfully make their case, they must also craft a clear argument around a compelling narrative, and the same goes for an...
October 30, 2018

Cannabis delivery complaints under review by Office of the Ontario Ombudsman (CTV News)

The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman says it has received complaints over delays in the delivery of cannabis in the province, almost two weeks since the drug was legalized across the country.
October 30, 2018

Vente de cannabis : les Ontariens se plaignent à l'ombudsman (Radio-Canada)

Deux semaines après la légalisation de la marijuana au pays, l'ombudsman de l'Ontario indique avoir reçu de multiples plaintes de consommateurs contre la Société ontarienne du cannabis au sujet de...
April 25, 2018

Police officer 'gave himself the space and time' in high-stakes arrest: experts (National Post)

Experts say the powerful video of Alek Minassian’s arrest reveals a textbook case of an officer defusing danger through a series of life-and-death choices based on training and a calm mind.
March 14, 2018

Les ombudsmans provinciaux et universitaires valorisent la responsabilisation (Affaires Universitaires)

Depuis 2016, les plaintes contre les universités ontariennes relèvent de la compétence de l’ombudsman provincial, qui a reçu plus de 500 plaintes à leur encontre.
February 1, 2018

Open Meetings - After 10 years, Ontario's "new era" of municipal transparency continues to evolve (Municipal World)

Ontario municipalities and its citizens are marking an important anniversary with the arrival of this new year. It has been exactly 10 years since they embarked upon what was heralded as a "new era"...
November 27, 2017

Speaker's Corner: Making police accountable long overdue (Law Times)

There are many communities that have for years decried a crisis of confidence in Ontario police. The province’s much-anticipated new omnibus policing legislation, packaged as the Safer Ontario Act...
August 14, 2017

Les conseils scolaires tâcheront de mieux gérer leurs autobus (L'Express)

La rentrée scolaire avait été chaotique en septembre 2016 suite à des «actions et inactions» des deux plus grands conseils scolaires de Toronto, le TDSB et le TCDSB, qui avaient laissé des milliers d...