Discours et articles

24 août 2016

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

Paul Dubé said in his report that he found “a fragmented, overly complicated system of service agencies and funding programs, and a baffling lack of flexibility from officials at the top.”
24 août 2016

Adultes ayant une déficience intellectuelle : le gouvernement présente ses excuses (Ici Radio-Canada)

Le besoin de mettre en place plus de soutien et de services pour les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle en Ontario est « pressant », selon le plus récent rapport de l'ombudsman intitulé...
24 août 2016

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

Ombudsman's report says 'desperate' families often struggle to negotiate maze of social service agencies.
24 août 2016

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

The province should move quickly to implement Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé's recommendations on how to end Ontario's shameful treatment of people with developmental disabilities.
18 août 2016

A win-win-win: How the Ombudsman can help you

Ontario Ombudsman Paul Dubé gave the keynote address at the Summer Leadership Conference for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation in Ottawa on August 18, discussing his Office's oversight...
27 juillet 2016

La mort d'Abdirahman Abdi à Ottawa est « tragique » dit l'ombudsman de l'Ontario (ICI Radio Canada)

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario qualifie de « tragique » la mort d'Abdirhman Abdi, l'homme d'Ottawa décédé lundi après une intervention de la police. Il souhaite faire pression sur le gouvernement provincial...
27 juillet 2016

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

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.
27 juillet 2016

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

Paul Dubé released a report on use-of-force nearly four weeks before Abdirahman Abdi's death.
25 juillet 2016

Speaker's Corner: Police need more training on non-lethal force (Law Times)

Recently, it took just four minutes for David Orazietti, Ontario’s Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, to announce changes that will fundamentally affect law and order across the...
20 juillet 2016

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

Provincial Ombudsman Paul Dubé has ruled Hamilton’s election compliance audit committee wrongly deliberated behind closed doors last year.
19 juillet 2016

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

Session with OPUC should have been held in public.
4 juillet 2016

Focus: New ombudsman on the scene (Law Times)

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....
29 juin 2016

L'ombudsman veut que les policiers priorisent la désescalade lors de conflits (Radio-Canada)

L'ombudsman de l'Ontario, Paul Dubé, demande au gouvernement d'exiger que les policiers utilisent, lors de conflits, des techniques de désescalade avant d'avoir recours à une force mortelle.
29 juin 2016

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

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...
29 juin 2016

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

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.
29 juin 2016

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

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...
2 juin 2016

Ombudsman 101: Surveillance des conseils scolaires

Discours de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, aux délégués de l’Ordre des enseignantes et des enseignants de l’Ontario lors de leur assemblée annuelle, à Toronto, le 2 juin dernier.
27 mai 2016

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

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 –...
25 mai 2016

Ontario ombudsman tackles Brampton city hall (Toronto Star)

Procurement probe will be the first “systemic” municipal investigation under Paul Dubé’s new powers.
25 mai 2016

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

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.
12 mai 2016

Des communautés durables : la perspective du Nord

Discours de l’Ombudsman de l’Ontario, Paul Dubé, aux délégués à la 56e conférence annuelle de la Fédération des municipalités du Nord de l'Ontario, à Timmins.