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Ontarians deserve proper oversight of their government
Wednesday, January 29th, 2020
You need at least two ingredients for oversight offices to operate effectively. First, you need to have the right person in the job, who is not afraid to speak truth to power and be models of transparency. The person needs to fearlessly flash the spotlight on problems… The second ingredient to the Ombudsman’s success is having a properly constituted infrastructure and the resources to fulfil its mandate.
Tags: ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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Ontario ombudsman could hold hospitals to account
Monday, April 9th, 2012
Apr 08 2012
Ontario is… the only province whose ombudsman cannot investigate hospitals and long-term care facilities… they would perform better if they were subject to the scrutiny of my office, like virtually every other provincial ministry, agency, board, tribunal and Crown corporation… Every year, we hear from hundreds of patients and their loved ones who say they’ve endured inadequate care, unsafe conditions, even neglect and abuse in hospitals.
Tags: budget, Health, standard of living
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Who oversees children’s aid societies?
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
Jun 20 2011
Every year, my office is forced to turn away hundreds of people complaining about children’s aid societies. We are powerless to investigate these cases, but we keep a record of them and refer people elsewhere for help if we can. Since I first raised the issue in the spring of 2006, and counting the cases I’ll be reporting on today, we have received a total of 2,587 complaints about children’s aid societies. That’s more than 2,500 people we have been unable to help.
Tags: child care, ideology, rights, standard of living, youth
Posted in Child & Family Delivery System | No Comments »
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