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<div>{{infobox officeholder<br />
|name=André Marin<br />
|image=Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg<br />
|office= [[Ontario Ombudsman]]<br />
|term_start=April 1, 2005<br />
|term_end=September 14, 2015<br />
|predecessor= Clare Lewis<br />
|successor= Barbara Finlay (acting)<br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|title=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=August 5, 2016|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/> Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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On April 15, 2016, it was revealed that Marin filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government and the office of the Ontario Government for wrongful dismissal. He is claiming $3.5 million in damages citing public humiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/former-ombudsman-andre-marin-suing-for-wrongful-dismissal-1.2860659|title=Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal|website=CP24|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref name="Marin Sues">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne’s office orchestrated public humiliation|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/former-ontario-ombudsman-sues-for-wrongful-dismissal-says-wynnes-office-orchestrated-public-humiliation|accessdate=19 April 2016|publisher=National Post|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><br />
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In May 2015, while still ombudsman, Marin filed a complaint with the [[The Law Society of Upper Canada]] against [[Warren Kinsella]] after Kinsella repeatedly criticized his behaviour in office.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/complaint-filed-by-former-ontario-ombudsman-against-outspoken-lawyer-fizzles-out|title='I don't care about him': Complaint filed by ex-Ontario ombudsman against outspoken lawyer fizzles out|last=Ferreira|first=Victor|date=2016-08-09|website=National Post|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> In August 2016, Marin's complaint was dismissed by the law society, and no hearing was held.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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=== Post Ontario Ombudsman ===<br />
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In 2016, the town of [[Brighton, Ontario]] recommended Jon Ewart, who serves as integrity commissioner for many local municipalities, for the position of Brighton integrity commissioner. Andre Marin had applied for the same position. Marin took to social media to accuse the process of being unfair and non-transparent and asked for a halt of the hiring process. The mayor defended the municipality’s process stating that Mr. Marin is not one of the 28 legal professionals recognized as municipal law specialists by the [[Law Society of Upper Canada]].<ref name="Best Man for Integrity">{{cite news|last1=Hyatt|first1=Sarah|title=Former Ontario ombud thinks he's the best man for integrity job in Brighton|url=http://www.insidebelleville.com/news-story/6815357-former-ontario-ombud-thinks-he-s-the-best-man-for-integrity-job-in-brighton/|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=Brighton Independent|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=737411754André Marin2016-09-02T16:14:23Z<p>Thissilladia: Corrected successor Ontario Ombudsman information.</p>
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<div>{{infobox officeholder<br />
|name=André Marin<br />
|image=Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg<br />
|office= [[Ontario Ombudsman]]<br />
|term_start=April 1, 2005<br />
|term_end=September 14, 2015<br />
|predecessor= Clare Lewis<br />
|successor= Paul Dub<br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|title=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=August 5, 2016|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/> Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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On April 15, 2016, it was revealed that Marin filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government and the office of the Ontario Government for wrongful dismissal. He is claiming $3.5 million in damages citing public humiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/former-ombudsman-andre-marin-suing-for-wrongful-dismissal-1.2860659|title=Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal|website=CP24|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref name="Marin Sues">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne’s office orchestrated public humiliation|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/former-ontario-ombudsman-sues-for-wrongful-dismissal-says-wynnes-office-orchestrated-public-humiliation|accessdate=19 April 2016|publisher=National Post|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><br />
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In May 2015, while still ombudsman, Marin filed a complaint with the [[The Law Society of Upper Canada]] against [[Warren Kinsella]] after Kinsella repeatedly criticized his behaviour in office.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/complaint-filed-by-former-ontario-ombudsman-against-outspoken-lawyer-fizzles-out|title='I don't care about him': Complaint filed by ex-Ontario ombudsman against outspoken lawyer fizzles out|last=Ferreira|first=Victor|date=2016-08-09|website=National Post|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> In August 2016, Marin's complaint was dismissed by the law society, and no hearing was held.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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=== Post Ontario Ombudsman ===<br />
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In 2016, the town of [[Brighton, Ontario]] recommended Jon Ewart, who serves as integrity commissioner for many local municipalities, for the position of Brighton integrity commissioner. Andre Marin had also applied for the position. Similar to his reaction when he failed in his bid to be reappointed Ontario Ombudsman, Marin accused the process of being unfair and lacking transparency. He also took to social media again to express his displeasure. Mr. Marin appealed directly to the mayor of Brighton to halt the process. Mayor Watson re-explained the hiring process and that the mayor’s office could not intervene in the process. The mayor also pointed out that Mr. Marin is one of the 28 legal professionals recognized as municipal law specialists by the Law Society of Upper Canada.<ref name="Best Man for Integrity">{{cite news|last1=Hyatt|first1=Sarah|title=Former Ontario ombud thinks he's the best man for integrity job in Brighton|url=http://www.insidebelleville.com/news-story/6815357-former-ontario-ombud-thinks-he-s-the-best-man-for-integrity-job-in-brighton/|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=Brighton Independent|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref><br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|title=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=August 5, 2016|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/> Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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On April 15, 2016, it was revealed that Marin filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government and the office of the Ontario Government for wrongful dismissal. He is claiming $3.5 million in damages citing public humiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/former-ombudsman-andre-marin-suing-for-wrongful-dismissal-1.2860659|title=Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal|website=CP24|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref name="Marin Sues">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne’s office orchestrated public humiliation|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/former-ontario-ombudsman-sues-for-wrongful-dismissal-says-wynnes-office-orchestrated-public-humiliation|accessdate=19 April 2016|publisher=National Post|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><br />
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In May 2015, while still ombudsman, Marin filed a complaint with the [[The Law Society of Upper Canada]] against [[Warren Kinsella]] after Kinsella repeatedly criticized his behaviour in office.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/complaint-filed-by-former-ontario-ombudsman-against-outspoken-lawyer-fizzles-out|title='I don't care about him': Complaint filed by ex-Ontario ombudsman against outspoken lawyer fizzles out|last=Ferreira|first=Victor|date=2016-08-09|website=National Post|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> In August 2016, Marin's complaint was dismissed by the law society, and no hearing was held.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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=== Post Ontario Ombudsman ===<br />
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In 2016, the town of [[Brighton, Ontario]] recommended Jon Ewart, who serves as integrity commissioner for many local municipalities, for the position of Brighton integrity commissioner. Andre Marin had also applied for the position. Similar to his reaction when he failed in his bid to be reappointed Ontario Ombudsman, Marin accused the process of being unfair and lacking transparency. He also took to social media again to express his displeasure. Mr. Marin appealed directly to the mayor of Brighton to halt the process. Mayor Watson re-explained the hiring process and that the mayor’s office could not intervene in the process. The mayor also pointed out that Mr. Marin is one of the 28 legal professionals recognized as municipal law specialists by the Law Society of Upper Canada.<ref name="Best Man for Integrity">{{cite news|last1=Hyatt|first1=Sarah|title=Former Ontario ombud thinks he's the best man for integrity job in Brighton|url=http://www.insidebelleville.com/news-story/6815357-former-ontario-ombud-thinks-he-s-the-best-man-for-integrity-job-in-brighton/|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=Brighton Independent|date=August 18, 2016}}</ref><br />
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|name=André Marin<br />
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|office= [[Ontario Ombudsman]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=5 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|title=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=August 5, 2016|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/> Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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On April 15, 2016, it was revealed that Marin filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government and the office of the Ontario Government for wrongful dismissal. He is claiming $3.5 million in damages citing public humiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/former-ombudsman-andre-marin-suing-for-wrongful-dismissal-1.2860659|title=Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal|website=CP24|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref name="Marin Sues">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne’s office orchestrated public humiliation|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/former-ontario-ombudsman-sues-for-wrongful-dismissal-says-wynnes-office-orchestrated-public-humiliation|accessdate=19 April 2016|publisher=National Post|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><br />
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In May 2015, while still ombudsman, Marin filed a complaint with the [[The Law Society of Upper Canada]] against [[Warren Kinsella]] after Kinsella repeatedly criticized his behaviour in office.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/complaint-filed-by-former-ontario-ombudsman-against-outspoken-lawyer-fizzles-out|title='I don't care about him': Complaint filed by ex-Ontario ombudsman against outspoken lawyer fizzles out|last=Ferreira|first=Victor|date=2016-08-09|website=National Post|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-09}}</ref> In August 2016, Marin's complaint was dismissed by the law society, and no hearing was held.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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=== Post Ontario Ombudsman ===<br />
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In 2016, the town of [[Brighton, Ontario]] recommended Jon Ewart, who serves as integrity commissioner for many local municipalities, for the position of Brighton integrity commissioner. Andre Marin had also applied for the position. Similar to his reaction when he failed in his bid to be reappointed Ontario Ombudsman, Marin accused the process of being unfair and lacking transparency. He also took to social media again to express his displeasure. Mr. Marin appealed directly to the mayor of Brighton to halt the process. Mayor Watson re-explained the hiring process and that the mayor’s office could not intervene in the process. The mayor also pointed out that Mr. Marin is one of the 28 legal professionals recognized as municipal law specialists by the Law Society of Upper Canada.<ref name="Best Man for Integrity">{{cite news|last1=Hyatt|first1=Sarah|title=Former Ontario ombud thinks he's the best man for integrity job in Brighton|url=http://www.insidebelleville.com/news-story/6815357-former-ontario-ombud-thinks-he-s-the-best-man-for-integrity-job-in-brighton/|accessdate=2 September 2016|publisher=Brighton Independent|date=Aug. 18, 2016}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:University of Ottawa Faculty of Law alumni]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=716063861André Marin2016-04-19T17:46:06Z<p>Thissilladia: /* End of tenure as Ombudsman */ Fixed inaccurate entry (Marin has not sued, but has filed to sue. And he filed back in March, it was only reported in April.</p>
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|office= [[Ontario Ombudsman]]<br />
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|successor= Barbara Finlay (acting)<br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015.<br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?se archUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|last1=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=December 15, 2014|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/> Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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On April 15, 2016, it was revealed that Marin filed a lawsuit against the Ontario government and the office of the Ontario Government for wrongful dismissal. He is claiming $3.5 million in damages citing public humiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cp24.com/news/former-ombudsman-andre-marin-suing-for-wrongful-dismissal-1.2860659|title=Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal|website=CP24|access-date=2016-04-15}}</ref><ref name="Marin Sues">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne’s office orchestrated public humiliation|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/former-ontario-ombudsman-sues-for-wrongful-dismissal-says-wynnes-office-orchestrated-public-humiliation|accessdate=19 April 2016|publisher=National Post|date=April 14, 2016}}</ref><br />
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'''André Marin''' is a lawyer, and former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]; he served two terms, from 2005 to 2015. Since leaving office he has taught law at the [[University of Ottawa]].<ref name="np">{{cite news|title=Ontario appoints Paul Dubé permanent replacement to André Marin as provincial ombudsman|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-appoints-paul-dube-permanent-replacement-to-andre-marin-as-provincial-ombudsman|accessdate=17 February 2016|work=National Post|date=16 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Personal==<br />
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Marin is a graduate of [[Carleton University]] (BA 1985) and [[University of Ottawa]] (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).<ref>https://about.me/andremarin/</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
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After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant [[Crown Attorney]] in Ottawa in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
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| page = 792<br />
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</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
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| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
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</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?se archUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a [[Toronto Star]] article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. <ref name=" :5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]], but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. <ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In 2013, after being harassed on Twitter by an individual identifying himself as “Joe Mayo,” Marin wrongly identified a 12-year respected veteran of the Durham Region police force, Dennis Scott. Marin used the official Ontario Ombudsman Twitter account to publicly release the wrongly accused officer’s badge number, police force, badge number and his salary. The officer’s personal information was widely reported in the media based on Marin’s information.<ref name="Marin Tangled in Twitter Dispute">{{cite news|last1=Bitonti|first1=Daniel|title=Police and Ontario ombudsman André Marin tangled in Twitter dispute|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/durham-regional-police-officer-to-face-discipline-over-inappropriate-tweets/article13954467/|accessdate=January 4, 2015|work=The Globe and Mail|date=August 28, 2014}}</ref> Dennis, described as an “outstanding officer” by his superiors, began to receiving insulting and harassing emails from the public as a result of Marin’s mistake.<ref name="Marin Should Apologize">{{cite news|last1=Ombudsman should apologize for ID'ing wrong cop for offensive tweets: lawyer|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ombudsman-should-apologize-for-id-ing-wrong-cop-for-offensive-tweets-lawyer-1.1429094|accessdate=December 15, 2014|work=CTV News|agency=Canadian Press|date=August 27, 2013}}</ref> Marin publicly boasted that his (Ontario Ombudsman) staff had identified the name and badge number behind the account "within minutes."<ref name="Marin Should Apologize" /> Marin refused to answer questions as to how his staff was able to track this information when the office has no jurisdiction over police forces.<ref name="Marin Feels Threatened">{{cite news|last1=Artuso|first1=Antonella|title=Andre Marin ID's Twitter troll as Durham Police officer|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/08/08/andre-marin-says-hes-been-threatened-by-durham-police-officer|accessdate=November 20, 2014|work=Toronto Sun|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref><br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for an unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref> Barbara Findlay was appointed acting Ombudsman in September 2015 and [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] was appointed Marin's permanent successor effective April 1, 2016.<ref name=np/><br />
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The Office of the '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is a branch of the [[Ontario]] provincial legislature in [[Canada]].<br />
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== Role ==<br />
The office's jurisdiction includes more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. In addition to the oversight of governmental bodies the office is also responsible for the intake of public complaints which indicate the possibility of maladministration within the [[government of Ontario]] and in the appropriate cases conducts an investigation. The office is generally an office of last resort and cannot legally conduct investigations into the lives of private citizens or the private sector.<br />
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The office's official director holds the title of "ombudsman" and is appointed to a five-year renewable term by a provincially legislated all-party committee. The ombudsman may launch investigations of his or her own accord or motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] with the exception of Prince Edward Island have a provincial ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
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==Historical development==<br />
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In March 1975, Ontario became the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act expanding the office's jurisdiction by granting it the ability to oversee three of the four areas of "M.U.S.H." sector. The M.U.S.H. sector includes: municipalities, universities, school boards, and hospitals. Oversight was granted over all areas with the exception of hospitals. Oversight involving school boards began September 1, 2015, while oversight of municipalities and universities begins January 1, 2016.<ref>[http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000 ''Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014''], Legislative Assembly of Ontario.</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html "Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire"] ''Toronto Star,'' Feb 25, 2015.</ref><br />
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=== Ombudsman Act ===<br />
The powers and authority secured by the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. Powers include: permission to enter any government premises to gather evidence without a legal warrant and the power to acquire evidence from witnesses. Witnesses include individuals, government officials and employees. If the ombudsman decides a witness is "un-cooperative" they can face criminal charges. To date no charges have been laid since the Act was introduced.<br />
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The ombudsman may report his or her findings from their investigations publicly if it is found that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" made by a government body under the office's jurisdiction was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref><br />
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== Complaints procedure ==<br />
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Public complaints are made by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the office. If it is decided that an investigation is warranted, investigators are assigned to review the matter and gather evidence. Complainants are advised to try and resolve their issue through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff assist people who are unsure whether an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
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== List of Ontario Ombudsmen==<br />
* [[Arthur Maloney]] (1975–1979)<br />
* [[Donald Morand]] (1979–1984)<br />
* [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984–1989)<br />
* [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989–1999)<br />
* [[Clare Lewis]] (2000–2005)<br />
* [[André Marin]] (2005–2015)<br />
* [[Paul Dubé (ombudsman)|Paul Dubé]] (as of April 1, 2016)<br />
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On September 14, 2015, the legislative committee called to choose the next ombudsman reported back to the Legislature that they had not reached a consensus within the allotted time. A motion to grant Marin a second extension until a new ombudsman is chosen was defeated. Marin's tenure as ombudsman ended on midnight of September 14, 2015.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><br />
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'''André Marin''' is the former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]. His recent term as a provincial ombudsman ended on September 14, 2015.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
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</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
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</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin called the allegations "absurd" but acknowledged he had high expectations for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] decided to dismiss a complaint launched by Marin about the articles.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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In 2013, office's main receptionist, a black woman of Haitian background filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after a poster was circulated to all staff by the communications team. The poster had a cartoon depiction of white men in suits waving cash, accompanied by a poem suggesting that staff could auction themselves off as "slaves for a day" as a fundraising gimmick. The poster was removed after several employees complained but no apology was ever given.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884 (CanLII)|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?resultIndex=8|website=CanLII|publisher=The Canadian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Marin was criticized by police after he announced his intention in August 2013 to investigate guidelines on the use of force after the [[death of Sammy Yatim]] by officers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Police decry André Marin’s probe into use-of-force guidelines|url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ontario-ombudsman-keeps-up-pressure-on-provinces-police/article13657796/|website = The Globe and Mail|publisher = |accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The shooting was already the subject of investigations by the SIU and police chief [[Bill Blair (police chief)|Bill Blair]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, office's main receptionist, a black woman of Haitian background filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after a poster was circulated to all staff by the communications team. The poster had a cartoon depiction of white men in suits waving cash, accompanied by a poem suggesting that staff could auction themselves off as "slaves for a day" as a fundraising gimmick. The poster was removed after several employees complained but no apology was ever given.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884 (CanLII)|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?resultIndex=8|website=CanLII|publisher=The Canadian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for a unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=692440003André Marin2015-11-25T18:31:07Z<p>Thissilladia: /* Office complaints */ Re-added key incident in Marin's tenure as Ontario Ombudsman.</p>
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'''André Marin''' is the former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]. His recent term as a provincial ombudsman ended on September 14, 2015.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
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</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin called the allegations "absurd" but acknowledged he had high expectations for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] decided to dismiss a complaint launched by Marin about the articles.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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In 2013, office's main receptionist, a black woman of Haitian background filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after a poster was circulated to all staff by the communications team. The poster had a cartoon depiction of white men in suits waving cash, accompanied by a poem suggesting that staff could auction themselves off as "slaves for a day" as a fundraising gimmick. The poster was removed after several employees complained but no apology was ever given.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884 (CanLII)|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?resultIndex=8|website=CanLII|publisher=The Canadian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Marin was criticized by police after he announced his intention in August 2013 to investigate guidelines on the use of force after the [[death of Sammy Yatim]] by officers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Police decry André Marin’s probe into use-of-force guidelines|url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ontario-ombudsman-keeps-up-pressure-on-provinces-police/article13657796/|website = The Globe and Mail|publisher = |accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The shooting was already the subject of investigations by the SIU and police chief [[Bill Blair (police chief)|Bill Blair]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, office's main receptionist, a black woman of Haitian background filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after a poster was circulated to all staff by the communications team. The poster had a cartoon depiction of white men in suits waving cash, accompanied by a poem suggesting that staff could auction themselves off as "slaves for a day" as a fundraising gimmick. The poster was removed after several employees complained but no apology was ever given.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884 (CanLII)|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?resultIndex=8|website=CanLII|publisher=The Canadian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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====Social media activities====<br />
Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for a unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref><br />
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'''André Marin''' is the former [[Ontario Ombudsman]]. His recent term as a provincial ombudsman ended on September 14, 2015.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/> A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> <br />
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=== Ombudsman of Ontario ===<br />
On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]].<ref name="Canadian Who">{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Offices">{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<br />
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====Office complaints====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Toronto Star]]'' investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the [[Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario|Ontario Human Rights Tribunal]] and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin called the allegations "absurd" but acknowledged he had high expectations for his employees.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><br />
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In January of 2011, the [[Ontario Press Council]] decided to dismiss a complaint launched by Marin about the articles.<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref> Council accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer [[David Paciocco]].<ref name=":5">{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Press council rules on complaint against Star|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date=2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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==== Notable reports ====<br />
In December 2010, Marin's office released a "scorching" report on the province's conduct in regards to the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/g20/2010/12/07/ombudsman_charges_g20_secret_law_was_illegal.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2010-12-07|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Robert Benzie and Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref> Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the [[2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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Marin was criticized by police after he announced his intention in August 2013 to investigate guidelines on the use of force after the [[death of Sammy Yatim]] by officers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Police decry André Marin’s probe into use-of-force guidelines|url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ontario-ombudsman-keeps-up-pressure-on-provinces-police/article13657796/|website = The Globe and Mail|publisher = |accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The shooting was already the subject of investigations by the SIU and police chief [[Bill Blair (police chief)|Bill Blair]].<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In October 2013, he released a report criticizing [[London, Ontario]] mayor [[Joe Fontana]] and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|title = Ontario Ombudsman André Marin’s has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2013/10/22/ombudsman_andr_marin_says_secret_council_meeting_in_london_betrayed_public_trust.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2013-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Richard J.|last = Brennan}}</ref> The councillors and mayor denied the report.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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In November 2014, Marin released a report that was harshly critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|title = Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich’s death in a ‘brazenly illegal’ daycare, the ‘canary in the coal mine.’|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/10/22/ontario_ombudsman_slams_systematic_government_ineptitude_for_daycare_deaths.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2014-10-22|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Laurie|last = Monsebraaten|first2 = Marco Chown|last2 = Oved}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title = Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2014/10/22/ontarios-unlicensed-daycares-require-urgent-action-ombudsman-andre-marin?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Ontario%27s%20unlicensed%20daycares%20require%20%27urgent%20action%27:%20ombudsman%20Andre%20Marin|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in [[Vaughan]].<ref name=":3" /> Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><br />
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====Controversy over expenses====<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2013, office's main receptionist, a black woman of Haitian background filed a complaint with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal after a poster was circulated to all staff by the communications team. The poster had a cartoon depiction of white men in suits waving cash, accompanied by a poem suggesting that staff could auction themselves off as "slaves for a day" as a fundraising gimmick. The poster was removed after several employees complained but no apology was ever given.<ref name=Jean-Pierre>{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884 (CanLII)|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?resultIndex=8|website=CanLII|publisher=The Canadian Legal Information Institute|accessdate=25 November 2015}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated Marin billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==== Extending term ====<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman [[Fiona Crean]].<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><br />
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Marin developed a reputation for an aggressive use of social media, including sometimes issuing personal attacks and grandstanding.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> Some members of the press have criticized his judgment and impartiality.<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Andre Marin gets four-month extension after Twitter appeal|url = http://www.torontosun.com/2015/05/28/ontario-ombudsman-andre-marin-uses-twitter-to-fight-for-job?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Andre%20Marin%20gets%20four-month%20extension%20after%20Twitter%20appeal|website = Toronto Sun|accessdate = 2015-10-23}}</ref> <br />
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In early May 2015, with his term soon coming to an end and no decision made whether to rehire him for a unprecedented third term, Marin used the Ontario Ombudsman [[Twitter]] account to call for supporters to urge for his rehiring and to retweet attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> A sarcastic comment was also sent about Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Marin also endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet calling Wynne's government as corrupt as [[FIFA]].<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> The Globe and Mail in an editorial said he exercised "extremely poor judgment."<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]], defended Marin's Twitter use, saying he had good reason to cause a fuss in support of his attempts to be rehired.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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In July 2015, Marin acknowledged his tweets from May were a mistake and said he had learned from the experience, but defended his right to be vocal about criticizing the government.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Ontario ombudsman André Marin calls tweets a mistake|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/07/28/hydro-one-leads-most-complained-about-government-agencies-ontario-ombud-says.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2015-07-28|access-date = 2015-10-23|issn = 0319-0781|first = Rob|last = Ferguson}}</ref><br />
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==== End of tenure as Ombudsman ====<br />
On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his tenure to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sep 14, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Paciocco&diff=692436808David Paciocco2015-11-25T18:03:56Z<p>Thissilladia: Corrected a glaring inaccuracy in the comment about the Paciocco/Marin Ontario Press Council complaint.</p>
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<div>'''David M. Paciocco''' is a judge of the [[Ontario Court of Justice]] in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title = Another honour for esteemed Saultite|url = http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=54157|website = Sootoday|accessdate = 2015-11-13|date = 2011-11-04|last = McGee|first = Rick}}</ref> Paciocco has authored several books on criminal law<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Victim fines spur break between lower and higher courts|url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/judges-pushing-back-against-victims-fund-penalties-for-poor-offenders/article24607073/|website = |publisher = The Globe and Mail|accessdate = 2015-11-13|last = Fine|first = Sean}}</ref> and is considered one of Canada's foremost experts on the law of [[Evidence (law)|evidence]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = Prominent Ottawa judge strikes down mandatory victim surcharge|url = http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/prominent-ottawa-judge-strikes-down-mandatory-victim-surcharge|website = |publisher = Ottawa Citizen|accessdate = 2015-11-13|language = en-US|last = Seymour|first = Andrew}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url = http://lawjournal.mcgill.ca/userfiles/other/8415833-44.Stuart.pdf|title = A Review of David M. Paciocco, Getting Away With Murder: The Canadian Criminal Justice System|last = Stuart|first = Don|date = |work = McGill Law Journal|access-date = 2015-11-13|via = }}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Paciocco completed his undergraduate degree at the [[University of Western Ontario]] and a masters degree in law from the [[University of Oxford]].<ref name=":3" /> Paciocco was hired by the [[University of Ottawa Faculty of Law]] in 1982 and was called to the Ontario bar in 1983.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title = News - Ministry of the Attorney General|url = http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/news/2011/20110815-judges-nr.asp|website = Ministry of the Attorney General|accessdate = 2015-11-13|first = |last = }}</ref> He was a member of the legal team that defended the [[Canadian Red Cross]] in the [[Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada|tainted blood scandal]].<ref name=":3" /> From 1994 to 1998, Paciocco was counsel in private practice.<ref name=":0" /> Paciocco also later taught at the [[University of Windsor Faculty of Law]].<ref name=":3" /> In 1999, he published ''Getting Away With Murder: The Canadian Criminal Justice System'', a book intended for the public about the Canadian criminal justice system.<ref name=":4" /> In June 2005, Paciocco was nominated to receive an [[Honorary Doctorate]] from [[Laurentian University]].<ref>Proulx, Eric ‘’ Congratulations to Professor Paciocco who will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate’’ Ottawa : University of Ottawa - Section de common law - Common Law Section, http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&contact_id=102&lang=en, Accessed 2006-12-30.</ref><br />
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In 2010 a [[Toronto Star]] investigation revealed that since becoming the ombudsman for the Canadian military in 2001 and then Ontario Ombudsman in 2005, [[André Marin]] had awarded Paciocco over $250,000 in untendered government contracts.<ref name="Contracts to friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=29 April 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Marin and Paciocco complained about the article to the [[Ontario Press Council]], which upheld part of the complaint and dismissed other parts.<ref>{{Cite news|title = The Ontario Press Council has dismissed a complaint by Ontario’s Ombudsman concerning a series of investigative stories by the Toronto Star dealing with allegations of mistreatment by members of his staff.|url = http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html|newspaper = The Toronto Star|date = 2011-01-21|access-date = 2015-11-13|issn = 0319-0781}}</ref><br />
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In 2011, Paciocco was appointed a judge of the [[Ontario Court of Justice]] for the [[Ottawa]] region.<ref name=":3" /> In 2014, Paciocco struck down the [[Government of Canada|Government of Canada's]] mandatory victim surcharge, finding that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.<ref name=":2" /> Ontario prosecutors appealed the decision, but later dropped it after a ruling by Justice Bruce Glass of the [[Ontario Superior Court of Justice]] upheld the mandatory victim surcharge.<ref name=":1" /> In a later decision, Paciocco said he was bound to follow the higher court's ruling, but in an unusual move, offered detailed criticism of the decision.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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In 2015, Paciocco convicted a volunteer firefighter of drunk driving, although he threw out the blood alcohol testing after finding police violated the driver's rights.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Volunteer firefighter convicted in drunk driving collision|url = http://www.ottawasun.com/2015/06/01/volunteer-firefighter-convicted-in-drunk-driving-collision?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=recommend-button&utm_campaign=Volunteer%20firefighter%20convicted%20in%20drunk%20driving%20collision|website = Ottawa Sun|accessdate = 2015-11-13}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Kent&diff=684923929Peter Kent2015-10-09T16:54:37Z<p>Thissilladia: Added relevant material on Kent's position on Israel/Palestine.</p>
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| name = Peter Kent<br />
| image = PeterKentDec00.jpg<br />
| honorific-suffix = [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Member of Parliament#Canada|MP]]<br />
| riding = [[Thornhill (electoral district)|Thornhill]]<br />
| parliament = Canadian<br />
| term_start = 2008<br />
| term_end =<br />
| predecessor = [[Susan Kadis]]<br />
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| office1 = [[Minister of the Environment (Canada)|Minister of the Environment]]<br />
| primeminister1 = [[Stephen Harper]]<br />
| term_start1 = November 4, 2011<br />
| term_end1 = July 15, 2013<br />
| predecessor1 = [[John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Leona Aglukkaq]]<br />
| office3 = [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Chair of the Standing Committee on <br />National Defence]]<br />
| minister3 = [[Rob Nicholson]] <br />[[Jason Kenney]]<br />
| term_start3 = October 29, 2013<br />
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| predecessor3 = [[James Bezan]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|07|27}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sussex]], [[United Kingdom]]<ref>[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1115121480430_29/?hub=Canada Kent aims to expose Liberal 'scaremongering']</ref><br />
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| party = [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]<br />
| spouse = Cilla Kent<br />
| children = Trilby Kent<br />
| residence = Thornhill, Ontario<br />
| profession = News editor}}<br />
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'''Peter Kent''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]], [[Member of the Canadian House of Commons|MP]] (born July 27, 1943) is a [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] [[member of parliament]] for the riding of [[Thornhill (electoral district)|Thornhill]], and the former [[Minister of the Environment (Canada)|Minister of the Environment]] in the [[28th Canadian Ministry]]. Previously, he was Deputy Editor of the [[Global Television Network]], a [[Canada|Canadian]] TV network. He has previously worked as a news editor, producer, foreign correspondent and news anchorman on Canadian and American television networks.<br />
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==Background==<br />
Kent was born in [[Sussex]], England. The family moved to [[Canada]] and settled in [[Medicine Hat, Alberta]]. His parents were Aileen and Parker Kent (both now deceased). The elder Kent was a long-time employee of the [[Southam Newspapers|Southam Newspaper Group]] who retired as associate editor of the ''[[Calgary Herald]]''. Peter Kent's younger brother, [[Arthur Kent|Arthur]], is also a journalist, known in the first [[Gulf War]] as the "scud stud".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hilton|first=Andrew |url=http://rrj.ca/the-scud-stud-has-come-home/|title=The Scud Stud has Come Home|date=Spring 1994|publisher=Ryerson Review of Journalism|accessdate=2015-10-05}}</ref> There were three sisters, Adele and Norma and Susan. The latter, a book editor and writer, died in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Obituary: Aileen Susan Kent Davison|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=172542918|website=The Star (Toronto)|publisher=Toronto Star|accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref><br />
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Peter Kent is married to Cilla, a former print journalist with [[South Africa]]'s [[Independent News & Media|Argus newspaper group]] (a [[Cape Town]] paper now part of the [[Ireland|Irish]]-based [[Independent News & Media]]) for over 26 years. They have a daughter, Trilby, who published her first novel, ''Medina Hill'', in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcclelland.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=94628|title=Author spotlight|publisher=McLelland.com |accessdate=2013-08-22}}</ref><br />
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Kent was a member of the board of [[Canadian Coalition for Democracies]]<ref>Goodard, John, "PM's new recruit urged to clarify views", ''Toronto Star'', January 8, 2007.</ref> and has represented them at public events such as a demonstration supporting publication of the controversial [[Muhammed cartoons]].<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/03/11/demonstrators-toronto060311.html "Toronto marchers back right to publish], CBC News, March 11, 2006, retrieved March 11, 2008.</ref><br />
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Kent is a member of the [[Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame]] and a past member of the Board of the [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television]]. He is also a Founding Supporter of Canadians for Defence and Security and a member of the board of the revitalized [[ParticipACTION]]. He is a board member of the controversial pro-Israel media advocacy group [[Honest Reporting]] Canada, and co-Chair of Ontario Cabinet for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.<ref>[http://www.yorkregion.com/news/article/999270--up-close-and-personal-with-incumbent-challengers Up close and personal with incumbent, challengers], retrieved May 9, 2011.</ref><br />
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He was named the recipient of the 2006 President's Award from the Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada (RTNDA). The President's Award is presented annually to honour individuals, stations, companies or groups who have brought distinction to, or have made major contributions to the broadcast news industry. He is a four-time [[Emmy]] nominee and the recipient of the [[Robert F. Kennedy]] Memorial Award. {{Citation needed|date=May 2011}}<br />
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==Journalism==<br />
Kent began his career as a radio journalist in the early 1960s. He then moved to television, joining [[Calgary, Alberta|Calgary]] station [[CFCN-TV]] in 1965 and subsequently worked for [[CBC Television]], [[CTV Television Network|CTV]], Global, [[NBC]] and the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'''s television newscast.<br />
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In 1966, he went to [[South East Asia]] to cover the [[Vietnam War]] as a freelance [[foreign correspondent]]. He stayed on to cover the final withdrawal of US troops from [[Vietnam]] in 1973 and covered the fall of [[Cambodia]] to the [[Khmer Rouge]] in 1975.<ref>[http://www.toronto.ca/inquiry/inquiry_site/gg/bio_pdf/Kent_Peter_bio.pdf Peter Kent biography], accessed January 9, 2008</ref> Kent returned to Canada and worked as a producer for CBC's ''[[CBC News: The National|The National]]'' and, in 1976, he became the broadcast's [[anchorman]] after [[Lloyd Robertson]] moved to [[CTV News]].<br />
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In 1978 Kent agreed to step down as anchorman of ''[[CBC News: The National|The National]]'' after he submitted an intervention to the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission]] (CRTC) recommending that the Corporation's licence not be renewed until management created procedures and protocols to prevent political interference in the CBC's editorial decision-making. Kent's complaint involved messages conveyed through the then CBC President [[Albert Wesley Johnson|Al Johnson]] from the [[Office of the Prime Minister (Canada)|Prime Minister's Office]] that resulted in cancellation of a speech by Premier [[René Lévesque]] and coverage of a speech by Prime Minister [[Pierre Trudeau]]. As a result of his intervention and descent from ''The National'' anchor desk, Kent accepted assignment to the newly created African Bureau of the CBC, located in Johannesburg.<br />
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The CBC subsequently created protocols to govern Prime Ministerial access to the public broadcaster. They remain in effect today, and the most recent example was the speech made to the country by Prime Minister [[Jean Chrétien]] on the eve of the [[1995 Quebec referendum]]. Kent returned briefly in 1978 to testify at a grievance hearing initiated by an unsuccessful anchor candidate who complained that [[Knowlton Nash]], the vice-president of CBC News, had appointed himself to succeed Kent. In that testimony Kent—the first journalist to anchor ''The National''—supported Nash's credentials.<br />
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Kent returned to Canada and the CBC in 1982 as a founding producer, correspondent and occasional co-host of ''[[The Journal (Canadian TV show)|The Journal]]'', hosted by [[Barbara Frum]] and [[Mary Lou Finlay]].<br />
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On Jan. 24, 1984, the CBC television program ''The Journal'' broadcast a full edition documentary called "The Greenhouse Effect and Planet Earth," hosted, narrated and written by Kent. Broadcast more than 27 years ago, this may be one of the first major media reports on the subject. Kent concluded with these words: "The [[greenhouse effect]] must be considered as the world's greatest environmental concern."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://archives.cbc.ca/environment/climate_change/clips/17520/ | work=CBC News}}</ref><br />
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In 1984 Kent moved to NBC serving in Miami, Washington and New York bureaus and as the US network's senior [[Europe]]an correspondent in the late 1980s, winning four [[Emmy]] nominations with the network. He then reported for and was back-up anchorman for John Hart and John Palmer at the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'''s ''World Monitor'' television news service. One of Kent's feature report series - on challenges in American inner cities - was awarded the [[Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award|Robert F. Kennedy Award]].<br />
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Kent returned to Canada to join Global News in 1992, and was the anchorman of its flagship news program ''[[First National (TV series)|First National]]'' until 2001. He then anchored the business news show ''MoneyWise'' on Global and [[Prime (Canadian television network)|Prime]].<br />
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===Pro-Palestinian Documentary===<br />
Peter Kent represents the heavily Jewish riding of Thornhill. He has been a vocal supporter of Israel since being elected to represent Thornhill. In October 2015, during the federal election, an article appeared in the Times of Israel that reveals Kent’s pro-Palestinian stance when he was a journalist for NBC.<ref name="Kent of Israel">{{cite web|last1=Hill-Simpson|first1=Jennifer|title=What was Peter Kent’s position on Israel before he became an MP?|url=http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/what-was-peter-kents-position-on-israel-before-he-became-an-mp/|website=The Times of Israel|publisher=The Times of Israel|accessdate=9 October 2015}}</ref>When the documentary “Six Days Plus 20 Years: A Dream Is Dying” first aired in 1987, it was condemned by both the Israeli left and right, including Premier Yitzhak Shamir, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin. The Israeli government refused to engage with NBC for a period.<ref name="Six Days">{{cite news|last1=Corry|first1=John|title=Six Days Plus 20 Years|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/01/movies/six-days-plus-20-years.html|accessdate=9 October 2015|publisher=The New York Times|date=July 1 1987}}</ref><ref name=NBC>{{cite news|title=NBC and Israel Agree|url=http://www.jta.org/1987/08/03/archive/nbc-and-israel-agree|accessdate=9 October 2015|publisher=Jewish Telegraph Agency|date=August 3, 1987}}</ref><ref name="Israel Bans NBC">{{cite news|last1=Schwed|first1=Mark|title=NBC says Israel bans leaders from talking to network|url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/07/28/NBC-says-Israel-bans-leaders-from-talking-to-network/1938554443200/|accessdate=9 October 2015|publisher=UPI|date=July 28, 1987}}</ref><br />
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==Political career==<br />
In the [[Canadian federal election, 2006|2006 federal election]], Kent ran as the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] candidate in the [[Toronto]] riding of [[St. Paul's (electoral district)|St. Paul's]]. He placed second with 25.76% of the vote against the incumbent, [[Carolyn Bennett]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] (50.25%), and ahead of Paul Summerville of the [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic Party]] (19.19%).<br />
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Kent ran again for the Conservatives in the [[Canadian federal election, 2008|2008 election]], this time in the riding of [[Thornhill (electoral district)|Thornhill]], and was elected, defeating incumbent [[Susan Kadis]] by 5200 votes.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canadavotes/riding/196/ | deadurl=yes}} {{Dead link|date=April 2014|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}</ref><br />
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Kent was named to the junior cabinet post of [[Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas)]] several weeks after the election. In an interview with journalist [[Steve Paikin]] on December 9, 2009, Kent acknowledged that as Minister, he is instructed to only use language vetted by the PMO, on occasion lifting Stephen Harper's statements from newspaper reports: "So when we're asked about the Israeli position on settlements, we never criticize Israel publicly. We say those settlements are 'unhelpful' in finding a comprehensive peace settlement. We've put on the record our position on nuclear power and India. We say 'it's no longer the 1970's, it's now 2009.' I saw the prime minister's quote in the newspapers to that effect yesterday, and so I used it today."<ref>http://www.tvo.org/cfmx/tvoorg/theagenda/index.cfm?page_id=3&action=blog&subaction=viewPost&post_id=11560&blog_id=43</ref> Kent's comment that his government does not criticize Israel publicly was contradicted several months later by his senior minister, [[Lawrence Cannon]], who went on record in the House of Commons "condemning" Israel's expansion of illegal settlements.<ref>http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=2690127</ref><br />
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In a cabinet shuffle on January 4, 2011, Kent was named Minister of the Environment.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.cbc.ca/politics/story/2011/01/04/harper-shuffles-cabinet.html | work=CBC News}}</ref> <br />
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In November 2011, Kent participated in the [[2011 United Nations Climate Change Conference|Durban Conference]] and in December of the same year announced that Canada would formally begin the process to withdraw from the [[Kyoto Protocol]] on climate change.<ref name="Canada abandons Kyoto">{{cite web | url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-formally-abandons-kyoto-protocol-on-climate-change/article4180809/ | title=Canada formally abandons Kyoto Protocol on climate change | publisher=[[Globe and Mail]] | date=6 September 2012 | accessdate=15 September 2015 | author=Curry, Bill and Shawn McCarthy}}</ref> Kent stated that “Kyoto, for Canada, is in the past,” predicted that other countries would also abandon Kyoto, and expressed his hope that a new agreement could be forged by 2015 that included the United States and China, the top two polluters.<ref name="Canada abandons Kyoto" /> Kent claimed that the only way for Canada to avoid paying $14 billion of carbon offset penalties for failing to meet its Kyoto commitments was to withdraw, although there is no mechanism for fines in Kyoto, and Canada could have joined countries such as Japan that stayed in Kyoto without accepting new targets.<ref name="Canada abandons Kyoto" /><ref name="Postmedia-withdrawal">{{cite web | url=http://o.canada.com/news/its-official-harper-government-withdraws-from-kyoto-climate-agreement | title=It’s official: Harper government withdraws from Kyoto climate agreement | publisher=[[Postmedia]] | date=14 December 2012 | accessdate=15 September 2015 | author=De Souza, Mike}}</ref> <br />
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While defending the withdrawal from Kyoto during the December 14, 2011 session of the Canadian House of Commons, Kent criticized NDP Environment Critic [[Megan Leslie]] for not being at the Durban Conference despite his ministry having banned participation from all opposition MPs.<ref name="Trudeau swearing">{{cite web | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-apologizes-for-swearing-at-kent-1.995992 | title=Justin Trudeau apologizes for swearing at Kent | publisher=[[CBC News]] | date=14 December 2011 | accessdate=15 September 2015 | author=Fitzpatrick, Meagan}}</ref> During the heckling from opposition MPs over this statement, [[Justin Trudeau]] shouted "You piece of shit!" at Kent, but later apologized for losing his temper over Kent's statements regarding opposition participation in Durban.<ref name="Trudeau swearing" /> In December 2012, Canada became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol.<ref name="Postmedia-withdrawal" /><br />
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As Minister of the Environment, Kent was a vocal supporter of the development of the [[oil sands]], in line with the conservative government's stated economic priorities. He went so far as to make accusations of treason against opposition party members. "One of the opposition parties has taken the treacherous course of leaving the domestic debate and heading abroad to attack a legitimate Canadian resource which is being responsibly developed and regulated," Kent told reporters. This was in response to two NDP members of Parliament going to Washington to argue the Keystone pipeline should not go ahead until Canada has come up with a better plan to combat climate change.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/16/us-oilsands-idUSTRE7AF2X220111116 | work=Reuters | first=David | last=Ljunggren | title=Canadian MP says oil sands opponents "treacherous" | date=November 16, 2011}}</ref><br />
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In a CBC interview, Kent stated there is no evidence that the oil sands developments are polluting the [[Athabasca River]].<ref>http://blogs.canoe.ca/eyeonthehill/environment/more-than-just-ethical-oil//</ref><ref>http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/10/its-bait-and-switch/</ref> His statement was later contrasted by a "secret" [[Environment Canada]] presentation released under FOI. The presentation highlights contamination of the Athabasca River as a high profile concern. Citing elevated levels of pollutants near mining sites including hydrocarbons and heavy metals, possible effects on health of wildlife and downstream communities, and questioning current government data which is unable to generate a "big picture" view of impacts on the ecosystem.<ref>{{cite news|title='Secret' Environment Canada Presentation Warns Of Oilsands' Impact On Habitat|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2011/12/22/secret-environment-canada-report-oil-sands_n_1165054.html|newspaper=Huffington Post|date=2011-12-22}}</ref><ref>http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Secret+Environment+Canada+presentation+warns+oilsands+impact+habitat/5895293/story.html</ref> <br />
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Kent was an advocate of improving the Species At Risk Act, in particular making it apply to whole ecosystems rather than just individual species.<ref name="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">{{cite news|title=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Kent eyes wildlife protection reform, but not in omnibus budget bill|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/09/15/pol-wildlife-at-risk-protection.html|work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=September 21, 2012}}</ref><br />
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====Legacy====<br />
Kent was demoted from cabinet in the summer of 2013, shortly after his 70th birthday, in a [[cabinet shuffle]] which Prime Minister Harper described “generational change” in order to make room for younger MPs to become ministers.<ref name=shuffle/> He has been described by some critics such as environmentalist Rick Smith as “Canada’s Worst Environment Minister Ever” for allegedly being a "green rubber stamp for destructive, ill-considered, industrial behaviour, all while glibly blaming “foreign interests” for meddling with Canada’s overwhelmingly foreign-owned oil and gas sector" by restricting the ability of [[environmental assessment]] to limit [[Pipeline transport|pipeline]] construction, walking away from the [[Kyoto Protocol]] after the country had signed it, reducing protection for lakes and rivers, disbanding the [[National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy]] and prohibiting it from making its research public and supporting the development of the [[oil sands]] despite concerns about its impact on the environment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is Peter Kent’s trail of destruction finally coming to an end?|url=http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2013/07/11/is_peter_kents_trail_of_destruction_finally_coming_to_an_end.html|accessdate=December 28, 2014|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Climate change opponent to oil sands promoter: Peter Kent's journey from journalist to Environment Minister|url=http://www.vancouverobserver.com/environment/climate-change-believer-oil-sands-promoter-peter-kents-journey-journalist-environment|accessdate=December 28, 2014|work=Vancouver Observer|date=May 25, 2013}}</ref><br />
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Kent has named his accomplishments as being wastewaster regulation, changes to the Species at Risk Act and overseeing [[greenhouse gas]] regulations for vehicle emissions but that he regrets not being able to implement greenhouse gas regulations for the oil and gas industry.<ref name=shuffle>{{cite news|title=Shuffled out of cabinet – but hopefully not forgotten|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/720835/shuffled-out-of-cabinet-but-hopefully-not-forgotten/|accessdate=December 28, 2014|work=Global News|date=July 16, 2013}}</ref><br />
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===Backbench===<br />
As a backbench MP, Kent has called on the government to fund [[HPV vaccination]]s for boys, in addition to current vaccination programs for girls, after he survived a bout with throat and tongue cancer at the end of 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Peter Kent wants Joe Oliver to fund HPV vaccine for boys|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/peter-kent-wants-joe-oliver-to-fund-hpv-vaccine-for-boys-1.2792609|accessdate=December 28, 2014|date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> He also criticized the Harper government for drawing up an "enemies list" of uncooperative bureaucrats and hostile stakeholders.<ref name=vo>{{cite news|title=Peter Kent criticizes Harper's 'enemy' list, drawing comparison to Nixon era|url=http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/peter-kent-compares-harper-nixon-over-enemy-list|accessdate=December 28, 2014|work=Vancouver Observer|date=July 17, 2013}}</ref><br />
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Kent has stated his intention of standing in the [[Canadian federal election, 2015|2015 federal election]] despite his demotion from cabinet.<ref name=vo/><br />
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==Election results==<br />
===Thornhill===<br />
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Kent|36,660|61.30%|+12.29%|}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Karen Mock]]|14,224|23.80%|-15.63%|}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Simon Strelchik|7,106|11.90%|+5.28%|}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Norbert Koehl|1,557|2.60%|-2.34%|}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|AAEVPC|[[Liz White (politician)|Liz White]]|219|0.40%|&ndash;|}}<br />
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|59,766|100.0%|}}<br />
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|&ndash;|60.8%}}<br />
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<small>Source: [http://www.elections.ca/ Elections Canada]</small><br />
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Kent|26,660|49.01%|+15.30%|$91,400}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Susan Kadis]]|21,448|39.43%|-13.67%|$62,484}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Simon Strelchik|3,601|6.62%|-1.19%|$4,835}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Norbert Koehl|2,686|4.94%|+1.51%|$7,314}}<br />
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|54,395|100.00% |$95,547 }}<br />
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===St. Paul's===<br />
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Carolyn Bennett]]|29,295|50.3|-8.1}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Peter Kent|15,021|25.8|+5.4}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|[[Paul Summerville]]|11,189|19.2|+3.5}}<br />
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Kevin Farmer|2,785|4.8|-0.7}}<br />
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|58,290|100.0 }}<br />
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[[Category:Politicians from Toronto]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=681077906Ontario Ombudsman2015-09-15T01:34:32Z<p>Thissilladia: /* List of Ontario Ombudsmen */ Added today's developments of Marin's tenure ending.</p>
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The Office of the '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is a branch of the [[Ontario]] provincial legislature in [[Canada]]. The office's jurisdiction includes more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. In addition to the oversight of governmental bodies the office is also responsible for the intake of public complaints which indicate the possibility of maladministration within the [[government of Ontario]] and in the appropriate cases conducts an investigation. The office is generally an office of last resort and cannot legally conduct investigations into the lives of private citizens or the private sector.<br />
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The office's official director holds the title of "ombudsman" and is appointed to a five-year renewable term by a provincially legislated all-party committee. The ombudsman may launch investigations of his or her own accord or motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] with the exception of Prince Edward Island have a provincial ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador). The first [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] office was established in [[Sweden]] in 1809.<br />
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==Historical Development==<br />
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In March 1975, Ontario became the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act expanding the office's jurisdiction by granting it the ability to oversee municipalities, universities, and school boards, but not hospitals. Oversight involving school boards begins September 1, 2015 while oversight of municipalities and universities begins on January 1, 2016.<ref>[http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000 ''Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014''], Legislative Assembly of Ontario.</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html "Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire"] ''Toronto Star,'' Feb 25, 2015.</ref><br />
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=== Ombudsman Act ===<br />
The powers and authority secured by the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. Powers include: permission to enter any government premises to gather evidence without a legal warrant and the power to acquire evidence from witnesses. Witnesses include individuals, government officials and employees. If the ombudsman decides a witness is "un-cooperative" they can face criminal charges. To date no charges have been laid since the Act was introduced.<br />
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The ombudsman may report his or her findings from their investigations publicly if it is found that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" made by a government body under the office's jurisdiction was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref><br />
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== Complaints Procedure ==<br />
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Public complaints are made by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the office. If it is decided that an investigation is warranted, investigators are assigned to review the matter and gather evidence. Complainants are advised to try and resolve their issue through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff assist people who are unsure whether an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
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== List of Ontario Ombudsmen==<br />
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Arthur Maloney (1975-1979) <br /><br />
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Donald Morand (1979-1984)<br /><br />
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[[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989) <br /><br />
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[[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999) <br /><br />
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Clare Lewis (2000-2005) <br /><br />
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[[André Marin]] (2005–2015)<br /><br />
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On September 14, 2015 the Legislative committee called to chose the next ombudsman reported back to the Legislature that they had not reached a consensus with the allotted time. A motion to grant Marin an second extension until a new ombudsman is chose was defeated. Marin's tenure as ombudsman ended on midnight of September 14, 2015. <ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=September 14, 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen|*]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=681076589André Marin2015-09-15T01:21:54Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney and government employee in Canada. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name="Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015, his term was extended to September 14, 2015. On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension until a new ombudsman is chosen was defeated in the Legislature, bringing his ten years in the role to an end.<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sept. 14, 2015}}</ref> <br />
==Career==<br />
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André Marin has worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/><br />
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A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) found Marin had shortcomings reflected in a workplace with poor morale.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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===Human Rights and Labour Complaints===<br />
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In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints appearing in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the number of complaints, the employee union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Controversy over expenses===<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director, whose salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Lobby Controversy===<br />
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On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> <br />
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During the social media publicity that followed, Marin's communications staff used the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]] by attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Followers and the media reacted with shock, anger, and disapproval when a sarcastic comment was tweeted under the assumed authority of Marin and aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> There was a similar reaction when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet which asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><br />
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[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=681076444André Marin2015-09-15T01:20:24Z<p>Thissilladia: Added new events. Marin's departure from office.</p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney and government employee in Canada. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name="Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015, his term was extended to September 14, 2015. On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension<ref name="Marin Denied">{{cite news|title=Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied|url=http://www.citynews.ca/2015/09/14/motion-to-extend-ontario-ombudsman-andre-marins-term-denied/|accessdate=14 September 2015|agency=City News|date=Sept. 14, 2015}}</ref> until a new ombudsman is chosen was defeated in the Legislature, bring his ten years in the role to an end.<br />
==Career==<br />
<br />
André Marin has worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/><br />
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A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) found Marin had shortcomings reflected in a workplace with poor morale.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
===Human Rights and Labour Complaints===<br />
<br />
In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints appearing in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the number of complaints, the employee union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Controversy over expenses===<br />
<br />
In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director, whose salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Lobby Controversy===<br />
<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> <br />
<br />
During the social media publicity that followed, Marin's communications staff used the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]] by attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Followers and the media reacted with shock, anger, and disapproval when a sarcastic comment was tweeted under the assumed authority of Marin and aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> There was a similar reaction when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet which asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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{{Authority control}}<br />
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[[Category:Franco-Ontarian people]]<br />
[[Category:Ontario civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=680598779André Marin2015-09-11T22:35:47Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney and government employee in Canada. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name="Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015, his term was extended to September 14, 2015. A panel is reviewing candidates for a new five-year posting. His extension ends September 14, 2014. <br />
<br />
==Career==<br />
<br />
André Marin has worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/><br />
<br />
A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) found Marin had shortcomings reflected in a workplace with poor morale.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
===Human Rights and Labour Complaints===<br />
<br />
In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints appearing in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the number of complaints, the employee union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Controversy over expenses===<br />
<br />
In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director, whose salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
<br />
In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
===Lobby Controversy===<br />
<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> <br />
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During the social media publicity that followed, Marin's communications staff used the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]] by attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Followers and the media reacted with shock, anger, and disapproval when a sarcastic comment was tweeted under the assumed authority of Marin and aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> There was a similar reaction when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet which asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><br />
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The Office of the '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is a branch of the [[Ontario]] provincial legislature in [[Canada]]. The office's jurisdiction includes more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. In addition to the oversight of governmental bodies the office is also responsible for the intake of public complaints which indicate the possibility of maladministration within the [[government of Ontario]] and in the appropriate cases conducts an investigation. The office is generally an office of last resort and cannot legally conduct investigations into the lives of private citizens or the private sector.<br />
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The office's official director holds the title of "ombudsman" and is appointed to a five-year renewable term by a provincially legislated all-party committee. The ombudsman may launch investigations of his or her own accord or motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] with the exception of Prince Edward Island have a provincial ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador). The first [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] office was established in [[Sweden]] in 1809.<br />
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==Historical Development==<br />
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In March 1975, Ontario became the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed Bill 8, the Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act expanding the office's jurisdiction by granting it the ability to oversee municipalities, universities, and school boards, but not hospitals. Oversight involving school boards begins September 1, 2015 while oversight of municipalities and universities begins on January 1, 2016.<ref>[http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000 ''Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014''], Legislative Assembly of Ontario.</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html "Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire"] ''Toronto Star,'' Feb 25, 2015.</ref><br />
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=== Ombudsman Act ===<br />
The powers and authority secured by the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. Powers include: permission to enter any government premises to gather evidence without a legal warrant and the power to acquire evidence from witnesses. Witnesses include individuals, government officials and employees. If the ombudsman decides a witness is "un-cooperative" they can face criminal charges. To date no charges have been laid since the Act was introduced.<br />
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The ombudsman may report his or her findings from their investigations publicly if it is found that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" made by a government body under the office's jurisdiction was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref><br />
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== Complaints Procedure ==<br />
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Public complaints are made by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the office. If it is decided that an investigation is warranted, investigators are assigned to review the matter and gather evidence. Complainants are advised to try and resolve their issue through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff assist people who are unsure whether an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
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== List of Ontario Ombudsmen==<br />
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Arthur Maloney (1975-1979) <br /><br />
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[[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989) <br /><br />
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[[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999) <br /><br />
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Clare Lewis (2000-2005) <br /><br />
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[[André Marin]] (2005–2015)<br /><br />
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The '''Canadian Medical Association''' ('''CMA'''), is a national, voluntary association of physicians that advocates on behalf of its members and the public for access to high-quality health care, and provides leadership and guidance to physicians. The CMA also takes the lead on public health issues. The CMA's goal is to ensure the survival and robust health of Canada's medicare system in the face of numerous challenges. The CMA is a Canadian civilian organization with the [[Royal Patronage]] of [[Queen Elizabeth II]]. The C''[[Canadian Medical Association Journal|anadian Medical Association Journal]]'', often abbreviated CMAJ, is the CMA's official publication. It is a peer-reviewed general medical journal that publishes original clinical research, commentaries, analyses, and reviews of clinical topics, health news, clinical practice updates, and editorials.<br />
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==Membership==<br />
The CMA has over 80,000 members,<ref>{{cite web|title = CMA mission and vision|url=https://www.cma.ca/En/Pages/history-mission-vision.aspx}}</ref> making it the largest association of [[medical doctor]]s in [[Canada]]. The CMA’s first priority is to address the needs of Canadian physicians from medical school through residency, medical practice, and retirement. CMA members can access a wide range of services and benefits, including but not limited to clinical resources and wealth management .<br />
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==History==<br />
The Canadian Medical Association was founded in 1867, about 100 days after [[Canadian Confederation|confederation]]. The first president was [[Sir Charles Tupper]], who later became [[Prime Minister of Canada]]. The foundation of the CMA was strongly rooted in its [[Scotland|Scottish]] origins as the first three presidents of the CMA graduated from the [[Edinburgh Medical School]].<br />
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The CMA also played a central role in the creation of the [[Registered Retirement Savings Plan]] in 1957.<ref>{{cite web|title=Investment Executive|url=http://www.investmentexecutive.com/article-details/-/asset_publisher/uOfAVucMj8hF/content/successfully-catering-to-mds/pop_up;jsessionid=7DYVkXZCmYL7slQL9ZyTf3xG?_101_INSTANCE_uOfAVucMj8hF_viewMode=print}}</ref> Today, its financial arm, [https://mdm.ca/ MD Financial Management], administers more than [[Canadian dollar|$]]40 billion for CMA members and their families.<br />
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The CMA believes it is possible for Canada to maintain a publicly funded, universal health care system and still eliminate wait times. However, transformational change is needed to refocus the health system to bring about patient-focused care, as well as shared-decision making.<ref>{{cite web|title=Health Care Transformation|url=https://www.cma.ca/En/Pages/health-care-transformation.aspx}}</ref><br />
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==Advocacy and awareness campaigns==<br />
The CMA advocates policies that support a healthy population and a vibrant medical profession. This advocacy is based on [https://www.cma.ca/en/pages/submissions-to-government.aspx submissions to government], [https://www.cma.ca/en/Pages/policies-research.aspx developing policies and conducting research]. The [https://www.cma.ca/En/Pages/code-of-ethics.aspx CMA Code of Ethics], also contributes to advocacy and awareness campaigns by providing ethical guidance to Canada’s physicians. Focus areas include decision-making, consent, privacy, confidentiality, research and physician responsibilities.<br />
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=== Health care transformation in Canada ===<br />
Health Care Transformation is the base of all of the CMA's advocacy efforts. It is focused on ensuring all Canadians will have the best health, the best health care for the best value in the world. The CMA and the [[Canadian Nurses Association]] (CNA) put forward principles to guide the transformation of the health care system in Canada.<ref>{{cite web|title=Principles to Guide Health Care Transformation in Canada|url=https://www.cma.ca/Assets/assets-library/document/en/advocacy/2593%20Principles%20to%20Guide%20HCT-e.pdf#search=PRINCIPLES%20TO%20GUIDE%20HEALTH%20CARE%20TRANSFORMATION%20IN%20CANADA}}</ref> The CMA and CNA want health care that is sustainable and adequately resourced, so that it can provide universal access to quality, patient-centred care delivered along the full continuum of care in a timely and cost-effective manner. Approximately 130 partners <ref>{{cite web|title=Health Care Transformation Partners|url=http://healthcaretransformation.ca/partners/}}</ref> have signed on to the principles so far.<br />
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As part of the Health Care Transformation in Canada initiative, the CMA hosted a series of town hall in cities across Canada and online to hear from Canadians. The 2011 series focused on the future of health care system <ref>{{cite web|title=CMA 14th Annual National Report Card on Health Care|url=http://www.cma.ca/multimedia/CMA/Content_Images/Inside_cma/Advocacy/HCT/HCT-2010report_en.pdf}}</ref> The 2013 dialogue focused on the impact of the [[social determinants of health]] such as income, early childhood development, housing and access to healthy food. The 2014 dialogue focused on end-of-life care issues in Canada.<br />
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=== Seniors care ===<br />
The CMA wants to make sure seniors health is front and centre in the next federal election. A national seniors strategy could help save Canada’s health care system $2.3 billion a year by providing more high-quality seniors care outside of acute-care hospitals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Health Care in Canada|url=https://secure.cihi.ca/estore/productFamily.htm?locale=en&pf=PFC1984&lang=en}}</ref> A national strategy would mean better, more focused services for seniors and help improve access to acute health care services for those who need them.<br />
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A Nanos poll in April 2014 showed that almost six in 10 voters in 26 key ridings across Canada would support another party if their current party fails to make seniors a priority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Project Summary-CMA submitted by Nanos, April 2014|url=http://www.nanosresearch.com/library/polls/POLNAT-W14-T601.pdf}}</ref> Ninety-five percent of Canadians aged 45 years and over identify the need for a pan-Canadian seniors strategy, according to the CMA’s 14th Annual National Report Card on Health Care.<ref>{{cite web|title=CMA 14th Annual National Report Card on Health Care|url=https://www.cma.ca/En/Lists/Medias/2014_Report_Card-e.pdf}}</ref><br />
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=== End-of-life care ===<br />
The CMA wants end-of-life care to be the subject of full and frank discussion by Canadians of all ages and walks of life. Over the winter and spring 2014, a total of 11 town hall meetings and a live chat were held across Canada with CMA members and the public. An online dialogue for members was also conducted with more than 1,200 CMA members registering.<br />
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The CMA's report End-of-life care: A national dialogue<ref>{{cite web|title=End-of-life care: A national dialogue|url=https://www.cma.ca/Assets/assets-library/document/en/advocacy/end-of-life-care-report-e.pdf}}</ref> makes a number of conclusions based on the consultations, including: <br />
*All Canadians should to discuss end-of-life wishes with their families or other loved ones.<br />
*Advance care directives should be prepared by all Canadians that are appropriate and binding for the jurisdiction where they live.<br />
*A national palliative care strategy is needed.<br />
*All Canadians should have access to appropriate palliative care services.<br />
*More education about palliative care approaches and services and knowledge about advance care directives is required for medical students, residents and practicing physicians.<br />
*If the law in Canada is changed to allow euthanasia or physician-assisted dying, strict protocols and safeguards are required to protect vulnerable individuals and populations.<br />
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=== Choosing Wisely Canada===<br />
[[Choosing Wisely Canada]] is a campaign launched by Dr. [[Wendy Levinson]] in partnership with the CMA to help physicians and patients engage in healthy conversations about unnecessary tests, treatments and procedures, and to help physicians and patients make smart and effective choices to ensure high-quality care.<ref>Levinson W, Huynh T. Engaging physicians and patients in conversations about unnecessary tests and procedures: Choosing Wisely Canada. CMAJ. 2014 Mar 18;186(5):325-6.</ref> Central to the campaign are lists of “Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question” developed by more than forty-five Canadian specialty societies . These lists are intended to encourage physicians to adopt a “think twice” attitude to avoid unnecessary and potentially harmful tests and procedures, and to foster discussions between patients and physicians about inappropriate care.<ref>Levinson W, Kallewaard M, Bhatia RS, Wolfson D, Shortt S, Kerr EA; Choosing Wisely International Working Group. 'Choosing Wisely': a growing international campaign. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Feb;24(2):167-74</ref> The campaign also uses patient-friendly education materials to complement these lists, as well as teaches medical trainees about resource stewardship. As of June 2, 2015, 151 physician recommendations and 26 lay language patient educational materials have been released.<ref>Vogel, L. More Hospitals Choose Wisely.CMAJ June 8, 2015 cmaj.109-5078</ref><br />
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In a report of an external advisory panel on healthcare innovation to the health ministry published in July 2015, experts saluted Choosing Wisely Canada “as an innovative physician-led and patient-centered approach that has the potential to shift healthcare away from a culture of consumption to a focus on appropriateness and quality of care”. Furthermore, the panel urged “governments to support the implementation of [Choosing Wisely Canada] in all jurisdictions and to carefully evaluate its impact”.<ref>{{cite web|title = Report of the Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation: "Unleashing Innovation: Excellent Healthcare for Canada" |url= http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/publications/health-system-systeme-sante/report-healthcare-innovation-rapport-soins/alt/report-healthcare-innovation-rapport-soins-eng.pdf}}</ref><br />
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=== Social determinants of health ===<br />
The CMA is working to raise the awareness of Canadian physicians, that poverty is a risk to the health of individual patients. It also seeks to provide physicians with practical interventions for their practice.<br />
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=== Innovating for Patients campaign ===<br />
In 2012, the CMA launched the Innovating for Patients<ref>{{cite web|title=Health Care Transformation - Innovating for Patients|url=http://healthcaretransformation.ca/innovating}}</ref> campaign to highlight physicians across Canada who are innovating to better meet the needs of their patients. The campaign is part a of the CMA’s Health Care Transformation in Canada<ref>{{cite web|title=Health Care Transformation|url=http://healthcaretransformation.ca/}}</ref> initiative.<br />
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=== Public health ===<br />
The CMA offers expertise in population and public health policy. One of the CMA’s founding principles in 1867 was to “improve public health and prevent disease and disability.” The CMA develops public health policies to:<br />
*advocate for the health of Canadians<br />
*protect and promote health<br />
*prevent illness and disease<br />
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=== Pharmacare ===<br />
The CMA is involved in pharmaceutical issues through policy development, submissions to government, educational initiatives and interactions with health care providers and consumer groups. The CMA says prescription drugs are a vital part of Canadian health care, and that Canadians should have access to medically necessary pharmaceuticals that are:<br />
*safe and effective<br />
*available when and where they are needed<br />
*available at reasonable cost<br />
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=== Wait times and benchmarks ===<br />
The CMA continues to work with other national medical organizations to lobby for implementation of wait-time commitments made by the first ministers in 2004 and to have new specialty areas added. The CMA supports the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement and its annual Taming of the Queue<ref>{{cite web|title=Taming of the Queue 2015|url=http://www.cfhi-fcass.ca/NewsAndEvents/Events/Taming_of_the_Queue.aspx}}</ref> conferences. The CMA is also a cofounder of the Wait Time Alliance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Time to Close the Gap: Report Card on Wait Times in Canada (2014)|url=http://www.waittimealliance.ca/wta-reports/2014-wta-report-card/}}</ref><br />
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=== Referrals and consultation ===<br />
The CMA is working to improve the referral and consultation process between physicians to facilitate timely access to specialty care. The CMA referral and consultation process toolbox showcases successes and illustrates lessons learned. The tools describe different approaches to addressing challenges related to referrals and consultations. These challenges include improving communications between physicians and coordinating referrals. The toolbox is designed for individual doctors. The toolbox was made possible through a financial contribution from Health Canada.<br />
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== Provincial and territorial medical Associations ==<br />
* [[Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Ontario Medical Association]]<br />
* [[British Columbia Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Doctors Manitoba]]<br />
* [[Saskatchewan Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Manitoba Medical Association]]<br />
* [[New Brunswick Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Quebec Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Doctors Nova Scotia]]<br />
* [[Medical Society of PEI]]<br />
* [[Northwest Territories Medical Association]]<br />
* [[Yukon Medical Association]]<br />
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== Affiliates, associated societies and observer organizations ==<br />
Several national specialty and special-interest physician organizations are affiliated or associated with the CMA. These special relationships respect each organization's autonomy while recognizing the goal of speaking with a common voice for greater issues that affect all physicians.<br />
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Through affiliation, association and membership on the Specialist Forum, these organizations can represent their members' interests within the CMA and contribute to the development of physician advocacy and health advocacy policies at the national level.<br />
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== Corporate structure ==<br />
The Board of directors is the executive authority of the CMA. The Board is responsible for managing CMA affairs in accordance with the policies established by the CMA General Council. General Council is the governing body and legislative authority of the CMA. It's responsible for providing high-level policy guidance and direction to the organization in general, and the board of directors in particular. It provides broad policy direction to the CMA via the debate, discussion and passage of motions at General Council.<br />
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The CMA's Annual Meeting includes a business session, open to all members, that considers business and matters referred by General Council. The General Council includes scientific and educational sessions designed to promote the medical and related arts.<br />
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=== CMA companies ===<br />
[[File:MD Physician Services.jpg|thumbnail|Logo of MD Financial Management, a subsidiary of the Canadian Medical Association]]<br />
The CMA has two subsidiaries: MD Financial Management and NewCo.<br />
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MD Financial Management is a wealth management firm wholly owned by the CMA. MD helps clients build wealth and capitalize on opportunities that ensure they meet their personal and professional goals. MD Financial Management includes MD Financial Management Inc., MD Management Limited, MD Private Trust Company, MD Life Insurance Company and MD Insurance Agency Limited.<br />
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NewCo is the temporary name of a new wholly owned CMA subsidiary. It was created on September 1, 2014. This subsidiary delivers information and knowledge products and services. NewCo includes the Canadian Medical Association Journal and PMI physician leadership courses. It also includes clinical tools such as DynaMed, RxTx and POEMs. NewCo also includes Conjoint Accreditation Services, which upholds national standards for the education of health professionals. NewCo is registered to conduct business as 8872147 Canada Inc. It will be formally launched with a permanent name and brand later in 2015.<br />
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== CMA awards ==<br />
Each year the Canadian Medical Association invites nominations for CMA awards. The nomination deadline is November 30. Recipients are notified in March. Awards are presented at the CMA Annual Meeting in late August.<br />
*Medal of Honour<br />
*Medal of Service<br />
*May Cohen Award for Women Mentors<br />
*Sir Charles Tupper Award for Political Action<br />
*F.N.G. Starr Award<br />
*Award for Excellence in Health Promotion<br />
*Awards for Young Leaders<br />
*Dr. William Marsden Award in Medical Ethics<br />
*Physician Misericordia Award<br />
*John McCrae Memorial Medal<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Canadian Medical Protective Association]]<br />
* [[James Thorburn (Canadian physician)|James Thorburn]]: President, CMA, 1895<br />
* [[List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage]]<br />
* [[Canadian Medical Association Journal]]<br />
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* [http://www.cma.ca Canadian Medical Association]<br />
* (http://www.drchrissimpson.com)<br />
* [http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/44413/la_id/1.htm About the Canadian Medical Association]<br />
* [http://www.cmaj.ca/ Canadian Medical Association Journal]<br />
* [http://www.mdm.ca MD Financial Management] <br />
* [https://www.mydoctor.ca/patient/welcome.do mydoctor.ca Health Portal]<br />
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney and government employee in Canada. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name="Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
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</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015, his term was extended to September 14, 2015. A panel is reviewing candidates for a new five-year posting.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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André Marin has worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news | title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402| work = National Post}}</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name="Canadian Who"/><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"/><br />
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A 2006 report for the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) found Marin had shortcomings reflected in a workplace with poor morale.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news| last1 = Bruser | first1 = David | last2 = Welsh | first2 = Moira | title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud |url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html | accessdate = February 28, 2015 | work = Toronto Star | date = June 2, 2010 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC| archivedate = 2015-03-06| deadurl = no}}</ref> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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===Human Rights and Labour Complaints===<br />
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In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints appearing in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the number of complaints, the employee union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Controversy over expenses===<br />
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In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref>The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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===Lobby Controversy===<br />
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On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> <br />
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During the social media publicity that followed, Marin's communications staff used the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks aimed at the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]] by attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> Followers and the media reacted with shock, anger, and disapproval when a sarcastic comment was tweeted under the assumed authority of Marin and aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> There was a similar reaction when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and another tweet which asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><br />
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[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=673830974André Marin2015-07-30T19:41:01Z<p>Thissilladia: /* Ontario Ombudsman */ Added Marin's response to his Twitter controversies to the appropriate section.</p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015 the Ontario Legislature voted to extend Marin's term until September 14, 2015 while a panel reviews 60 applications from candidates for a new five-year posting.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
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A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
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| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
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</ref> The report found the human resources department under Marin "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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===Ontario Ombudsman===<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
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On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term for three and half months until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> However, the day before his extension was announced, Marin appeared to be nervous he would not be granted an extension as he had expected.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He took to Twitter to lobby for his job, which was widely reported by all major news outlets.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He was highly criticized for using the official Ombudsman Ontario Twitter account to call on people support his candidacy for the job and for the content of his tweets.<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter">{{cite news|title=National Post View: Something is not quite right when Ontario’s watchdog needs a babysitter|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/national-post-view-something-is-not-quite-right-when-ontarios-watchdog-needs-a-babysitter|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Make Some Noise">{{cite news|last1=Smith Cross|first1=Jessica|title=Ontario Ombudsman asks followers to ‘make some noise’ to help him keep his job|url=http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1380774/ontario-ombudsman-asks-followers-to-make-some-noise-to-help-him-keep-his-job/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Metro|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> His actions were widely seen to have jeopardized his chances of gaining an unprecedented third term with many followers sending Marin negative tweets accusing him "narcissism" and improper use of his office.<ref name="Make Some Noise" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> Opposition House Leader Jim Wilson of the [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative Party]], commented that Marin's action “probably wasn’t helpful” and "I just don’t think it was a wise move."<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> The [[National Post]] wrote "You know something is not right when the watchdog needs a babysitter" and described his actions as "teenagerish."<ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter" /> While the [[Globe & Mail]] called Marin "daft" and accused him of going "rogue" and of shredding "public respect for himself and his office." <ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> Marin fully participated in the social media frenzy that followed, using the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks on the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]], attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> Marin shocked followers and the media when he made a sarcastic comment via Twitter aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He similarly raised eyebrows when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> On July 29, 2015, Marin gave a press conference on the release of his 2014-2015 annual report. He was asked no less than 7 questions about his use of Twitter and his behaviour in general, including: whether he regretted his aggressive behaviour, if he had learned from his mistakes and "were you tweeting drunk by chance?" Marin responded that his tweets against the Premier "happened erroneously" and he compared his mistakes to those of the Pope <ref name="Press Conference">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2014-2015: Press Conference|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R504J5DxbA&noredirect=1|website=You Tube|publisher=Ontario Ombudsman|accessdate=30 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
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* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
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I noticed your comment with respect to someone making deletions. I think few of your edits were deleted due to no citation. Properly citing makes it much more difficult fro an editor to remove. You've added some information I was unaware of and I have used some of the citations you've provided, thank you.[[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 01:32, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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You '''must stop''' making personal attacks about the motivations of other editors as you did in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=next&oldid=650138113 this edit note]. I '''will''' seek to have you topic banned if you continue. '''Discuss content and sources, not contributors.''' I mean that. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:08, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Here is what you wrote in the edit note, for the diff I linked to above: "Deleted content belonging to diff article, was not informative as much as promotional. Paid advocacy also a possibility depending on which editor initially added the content. Aiming for balance and neutrality despite whining by COI editors.." Do you see how this violates "discuss content, not contributors"? [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Sorry but someone removed considerable amount of content and valid contributions by editors that need to be retrieved and I had no idea what else to do to bring attention to the problem. It is on going. What you are viewing now is about 1/4 of content being used for the article including verified references. Some one has been doing a fair bit of polishing. This has been a concern as government employees who work for the individual were found to be creeping in polishing the article for public relations purposes which is against wiki rules. COI was officially established. Others have attempted to remove any content deemed publicly negative even though verified sources were used. It has left the article without balance and reads like a resume. Others efforts have been lost as a result. I have had to watch for WP: COI, WP:ADVOCATE and WP:PROMO because it is a controversial political figure. This needs more serious discussion because it is an ongoing-problem. Politics are and have been at play especially recently possibly due to the fact that there is open competition for the position this coming May (I checked). Please review asap. Trying to use talk pages but can't and don't know why. Would like to be able to open discussions and participate. I would appreciate it if others would help.<br />
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::editing wikipedia from a phone sucks. this place is hard enough to figure out without dealing the tiny screen and different version of the website presented for a phone. work at a desktop or laptop, if this is really important to you. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:40, 9 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Plain text vs markup on Andre Marin ==<br />
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Hi Checkers, it looks like you've been copy-pasting old content (which was removed) back into the article. Normally this isn't in itself a bad/wrong thing to do (unless the content was removed for a good reason), but in this case you seem to be pasting in plain text content rather than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup wiki markup]. This creates a lot of problems as it's impossible to follow/sort out references and citations and the formatting gets all messed up. Please check out [[WP:REFB]] and [[H:WIKICODE]] to get an idea of why this is important. If you're importing old content, the easiest way to do it is to go to an old version of the page, click edit, and ''then'' copy the content you need - that way the markup, formatting and references will be preserved.<br />
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I appreciate your interest and the work that you've put into this article but please be careful to ensure that your editing is not disruptive. I'm going to post a "welcome" message to the top of your talk page - it will have lots of links that you might find helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 00:58, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Thank-you! That is exactly what I was trying to do. Couldn't figure out what happened to the wiki mark-up.<br />
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== Edits reverted on [[Ontario Ombudsman]] ==<br />
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I have reverted your edits to add numerous controversies to [[Ontario Ombudsman]]. Ideally, this page should only be used for controversies around the role itself - not the person in charge, which should be added to the relevant person's article, but only if [[WP:BLP|Correctly sourced]]. Good day, [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52|talk]]) 19:21, 21 May 2015 (UTC)<br />
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If you keep deleting relevant info and add unsourced material, the Marin page will be stubbed just like the Ombudsman page.<br />
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Hi, I just got attacked by some editor no idea what he was talkng about, saying I was defaming them. Mdan or something. Trying to figure out what's going on. I thought the Andre Marin page was already stubbed? Why isn't it? Thank-you for your time. As for the jerk who attacked me, this will ne settled so they can leave the editing to the people who are here for that reason. I don't know why they are here.<br />
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Mdann, why did you close that discussion, rather than simply moving it to a subsection of the earlier one? It seems like the latter is the better solution here... --[[User:IJBall|IJBall]] ([[User talk:IJBall|talk]]) 16:38, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Will do - it just seemed a lot of this was repeated from the earlier discussion, but I get your point here as well. [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52#top|talk]]) 17:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:{{U|Carrite}} Fair enough - I occasionally will make a bad call, and after reviewing this, this appears to just be one of those off moments. Thanks for letting me know! [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52#top|talk]]) 17:07, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Hi Mdann52, I'm confused about the changes to the [[Ontario Ombudsman]] page. I think in your last edit you said something to the effect that info about the role/office in general don't belong there; but that info about the actual office holder does? I though the "Ontario Ombudsman" page was about the position and the office; while the Andre Marin was more about the person. Can you clarify?<br />
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Thanks. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 18:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
:{{ping|Thissilladia}} <s>Sure. Many of these relate more to the office (eg. bullying etc. while employed), as opposed to being attributed to Marin directly - incidents like this belong on the page of the office. However, issues where he is directly involved, eg. expenses, belong on the article about him. Hope this clarifies this.</s> or because I accidently edit the wrong bit, thinking I'm on his page and not the general page. reverted and fixed in the right place. [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52#top|talk]]) 19:02, 7 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::Ok, I think I get it. Thank you. Going forward, if you think I've made mistakes, please let me know, still trying to learn Wiki. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 19:56, 7 June 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=665655094Ontario Ombudsman2015-06-05T18:49:48Z<p>Thissilladia: Fixed citation.</p>
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<div>The '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion. The Ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
==Historical Development==<br />
Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
In January 2008 the Ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
=== Complaints procedure ===<br />
The Ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence, and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He may investigate and report his findings publicly if he finds that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body he oversees was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the Ombudsman's investigations.<br />
Members of the public may complain to the Ombudsman by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the Ombudsman's office. Early Resolutions Officers are trained to handle complaints quickly and resolve them where possible. If an investigation is deemed warranted, the Ombudsman's investigators will review the matter and gather evidence.<br />
The Ombudsman is generally an office of last resort. Complainants are encouraged to first try to resolve their problem through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff can assist people who are not sure whether or not an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
== Occupants==<br />
The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
===Controversies under Andre Marin===<br />
After a number of complaints, the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> <br />
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Marin’s office expenses have also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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Mdann, why did you close that discussion, rather than simply moving it to a subsection of the earlier one? It seems like the latter is the better solution here... --[[User:IJBall|IJBall]] ([[User talk:IJBall|talk]]) 16:38, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Will do - it just seemed a lot of this was repeated from the earlier discussion, but I get your point here as well. [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52#top|talk]]) 17:09, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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PROD is intended for uncontroversial deletion proposals. When an article such as [[Jack Barsky]] is showing footnotes to CBS News (subject of a ''60 Minutes'' report), ''NY Post,'' and ''Forbes,'' we call that a "General Notability Guideline pass," not an "uncontroversial deletion subject." Just because a piece has unsourced information about a BLP subject doesn't mean the article can be led down the dark alley of PROD to be whacked. So please: be careful to use PROD only for what it is intended. Thanks. —Tim /// [[User:Carrite|Carrite]] ([[User talk:Carrite|talk]]) 16:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
:{{U|Carrite}} Fair enough - I occasionally will make a bad call, and after reviewing this, this appears to just be one of those off moments. Thanks for letting me know! [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52#top|talk]]) 17:07, 5 June 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Ontario Ombudsman==<br />
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Hi Mdann52, I'm confused about the changes to the [[Ontario Ombudsman]] page. I think in your last edit you said something to the effect that info about the role/office in general don't belong there; but that info about the actual office holder does? I though the "Ontario Ombudsman" page was about the position and the office; while the Andre Marin was more about the person. Can you clarify?<br />
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Thanks. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 18:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=665538930Ontario Ombudsman2015-06-04T23:22:56Z<p>Thissilladia: Restored to version before Checkersboard's edits. As Marin has been in this office for a decade and most people came to know of the office because of him, it's logical that some of the issues around the office holder belong here as well.</p>
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<div>The '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion. The Ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
==Historical Development==<br />
Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
In January 2008 the Ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
=== Complaints procedure ===<br />
The Ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence, and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He may investigate and report his findings publicly if he finds that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body he oversees was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the Ombudsman's investigations.<br />
Members of the public may complain to the Ombudsman by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the Ombudsman's office. Early Resolutions Officers are trained to handle complaints quickly and resolve them where possible. If an investigation is deemed warranted, the Ombudsman's investigators will review the matter and gather evidence.<br />
The Ombudsman is generally an office of last resort. Complainants are encouraged to first try to resolve their problem through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff can assist people who are not sure whether or not an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
== Occupants==<br />
The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
===Controversies under Andre Marin===<br />
Andre Marin’s 10-year tenure (2005-2015) as Ontario Ombudsman has not been without controversy.<br />
In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints by Ombudsman staff under Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members interviewed by the Star complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints that appeared in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the numebr of complaints, the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against Marin, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin continues to battle some of the complaints, paid for by taxpayers. In 2012, an African-Haitian receptionist at the Ontario Ombudsman’s office filed an OHRT complaint against the office for a poster created by the office’s social committee, including the Ombudsman’s chief legal counsel, Wendy Ray. It depicted a cartoon of white men waving money and a poem suggesting staff could auction themselves off as a “slave for a day” and was circulated to all staff electronically and hard copies placed around the office.<ref name="Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref> 35 current and former Ontario Ombudsman employees formed a support group that is known as Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO).<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> In 2010, upon learning of the Department of Defence's negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, his predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Marin dysfunction" /><br />
Marin’s office expenses have also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Marin has also come under scrutiny for awarding more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend" /><br />
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==References==</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=665221180André Marin2015-06-02T19:42:13Z<p>Thissilladia: Added a source.</p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015 the Ontario Legislature voted to extend Marin's term until September 14, 2015 while a panel reviews 60 applications from candidates for a new five-year posting.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
}}<br />
</ref> The report found the human resources department under Marin "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
===Ontario Ombudsman===<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term for three and half months until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> However, the day before his extension was announced, Marin appeared to be nervous he would not be granted an extension as he had expected.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He took to Twitter to lobby for his job, which was widely reported by all major news outlets.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He was highly criticized for using the official Ombudsman Ontario Twitter account to call on people support his candidacy for the job and for the content of his tweets.<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter">{{cite news|title=National Post View: Something is not quite right when Ontario’s watchdog needs a babysitter|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/national-post-view-something-is-not-quite-right-when-ontarios-watchdog-needs-a-babysitter|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Make Some Noise">{{cite news|last1=Smith Cross|first1=Jessica|title=Ontario Ombudsman asks followers to ‘make some noise’ to help him keep his job|url=http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1380774/ontario-ombudsman-asks-followers-to-make-some-noise-to-help-him-keep-his-job/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Metro|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War">{{cite news|last1=Morrow|first1=Adrian|title=Ontario’s Ombudsman starts Twitter flame war as end of term approaches|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ontarios-ombudsman-takes-to-twitter-as-end-of-term-approaches/article24660428/|accessdate=2 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> His actions were widely seen to have jeopardized his chances of gaining an unprecedented third term with many followers sending Marin negative tweets accusing him "narcissism" and improper use of his office.<ref name="Make Some Noise" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> Opposition House Leader Jim Wilson of the [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative Party]], commented that Marin's action “probably wasn’t helpful” and "I just don’t think it was a wise move."<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> The [[National Post]] wrote "You know something is not right when the watchdog needs a babysitter" and described his actions as "teenagerish."<ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter" /> While the [[Globe & Mail]] called Marin "daft" and accused him of going "rogue" and of shredding "public respect for himself and his office." <ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> Marin fully participated in the social media frenzy that followed, using the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks on the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]], attacking and blocking opponents.<ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> Marin shocked followers and the media when he made a sarcastic comment via Twitter aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He similarly raised eyebrows when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Flame War" /><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
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{{Authority control}}<br />
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| NAME = Marin, André<br />
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Andre<br />
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 12, 1965<br />
| PLACE OF BIRTH =<br />
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}}<br />
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[[Category:Franco-Ontarian people]]<br />
[[Category:Ontario civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=665116734André Marin2015-06-02T03:36:12Z<p>Thissilladia: Grammar, sentence structure, unnecessary words.</p>
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<div>{{coi|date=March 2015}}<br />
[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015 the Ontario Legislature voted to extend Marin's term until September 14, 2015 while a panel reviews 60 applications from candidates for a new five-year posting.<br />
<br />
== Career ==<br />
<br />
After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
}}<br />
</ref> The report found the human resources department under Marin "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
===Ontario Ombudsman===<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
<br />
On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term for three and half months until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> However, the day before his extension was announced, Marin appeared to be nervous he would not be granted an extension as he had expected.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He took to Twitter to lobby for his job, which was widely reported by all major news outlets.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He was highly criticized for using the official Ombudsman Ontario Twitter account to call on people support his candidacy for the job and for the content of his tweets.<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter">{{cite news|title=National Post View: Something is not quite right when Ontario’s watchdog needs a babysitter|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/national-post-view-something-is-not-quite-right-when-ontarios-watchdog-needs-a-babysitter|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Make Some Noise">{{cite news|last1=Smith Cross|first1=Jessica|title=Ontario Ombudsman asks followers to ‘make some noise’ to help him keep his job|url=http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1380774/ontario-ombudsman-asks-followers-to-make-some-noise-to-help-him-keep-his-job/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Metro|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> His actions were widely seen to have jeopardized his chances of gaining an unprecedented third term with many followers sending Marin negative tweets accusing him "narcissism" and improper use of his office.<ref name="Make Some Noise" /> Opposition House Leader Jim Wilson of the [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative Party]], commented that Marin's action “probably wasn’t helpful” and "I just don’t think it was a wise move."<ref name="Marin Extended" /> The [[National Post]] wrote "You know something is not right when the watchdog needs a babysitter" and described his actions as "teenagerish."<ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter" /> While the [[Globe & Mail]] called Marin "daft" and accused him of going "rogue" and of shredding "public respect for himself and his office." <ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> Marin fully participated in the social media frenzy that followed, using the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks on the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]], attacking and blocking opponents. Marin shocked followers and the media when he made a sarcastic comment via Twitter aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He similarly raised eyebrows when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
<br />
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --><br />
| NAME = Marin, André<br />
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Andre<br />
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian lawyer, Ombudsman<br />
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 12, 1965<br />
| PLACE OF BIRTH =<br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Andre}}<br />
[[Category:Franco-Ontarian people]]<br />
[[Category:Ontario civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=665067176André Marin2015-06-01T20:27:41Z<p>Thissilladia: Added recent developments on extension controversy</p>
<hr />
<div>{{coi|date=March 2015}}<br />
[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref> On May 28, 2015 the Ontario Legislature voted to extend Marin's term until September 14, 2015 while a panel reviews 60 applications from candidates for a new five-year posting.<br />
<br />
== Career ==<br />
<br />
After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
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</ref> The report found the human resources department under Marin "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
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On May 28, 2015 the [[Ontario Legislature]] voted to extend Marin's term for three and half months until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin and outgoing Toronto ombudsman Fiona Crean.<ref name="Marin Extended">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ontario ombudsman André Marin’s job extended|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/05/28/ontarios-hard-hitting-ombudsman-andre-marin-stays-until-september.html|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> However, the day before his extension was announced, Marin appeared to be nervous he would not be granted an extension as he had expected.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He took to Twitter to lobby for his job, which was widely reported by all major news outlets.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Ontario Ombudsman tweets his case to keep his job as the competition piles up|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/ontario-ombudsman-tweets-his-case-to-keep-his-job-as-the-competition-piles-up|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref> He was highly criticized for using the official Ombudsman Ontario Twitter account to call on people support his candidacy for the job and for the content of his tweets.<ref name="Marin Extended" /><ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter">{{cite news|title=National Post View: Something is not quite right when Ontario’s watchdog needs a babysitter|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/national-post-view-something-is-not-quite-right-when-ontarios-watchdog-needs-a-babysitter|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=National Post|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Make Some Noise">{{cite news|last1=Smith Cross|first1=Jessica|title=Ontario Ombudsman asks followers to ‘make some noise’ to help him keep his job|url=http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1380774/ontario-ombudsman-asks-followers-to-make-some-noise-to-help-him-keep-his-job/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Metro|date=May 28, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman goes rogue. Government smiles|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/ontario-ombudsman-goes-rogue-government-smiles/article24704680/|accessdate=1 June 2015|work=Globe & Mail|date=May 31, 2015}}</ref> His actions are widely seen to have jeopardized his chances of being gaining an unprecedented third term with many followers sending Marin negative tweets accusing him "narcissism" and improper use of his office.<ref name="Make Some Noise" /> Opposition Leader Jim Wilson Leader of the [[Ontario Progressive Conservative Party|Progressive Conservative Party]], commented that Marin's action “probably wasn’t helpful” and "I just don’t think it was a wise move."<ref name="Marin Extended" /> The [[National Post]] wrote "You know something is not right when the watchdog needs a babysitter" and described his actions as "teenagerish."<ref name="Ombudsman Needs Babysiter" /> While the [[Globe & Mail]] called Marin "daft" and accused him of going "rogue" and of shredding "public respect for himself and his office." <ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> Marin fully participated in the social media frenzy that followed, using the official Ontario Ombudsman twitter account to re-tweet support and attacks on the Liberal government and [[Kathleen Wynne|Premier Wynne]], attacking and blocking opponents. Marin shocked followers and the media when he made a sarcastic comment via Twitter aimed at Globe & Mail columnist [[Adam Radwanski]]'s late father after Radwanski commented that his Twitter feed was being clogged tweets aimed at Marin.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /> He similarly raised eyebrows when he endorsed tweets calling Wynne's government a “banana republic” and asked “Who's more corrupt and needs oversight #FIFA or @Kathleen_Wynne?”<ref name="Ombudsman Goes Rogue" /> [[Andrea Horwath]], leader of the Ontario New Democrats was the only MPP to support Marin's Twitter use.<ref name="Ombudsman Pleads" /><br />
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Sorry but someone removed considerable amount of content and valid contributions by editors that need to be retrieved and I had no idea what else to do to bring attention to the problem. It is on going. What you are viewing now is about 1/4 of content being used for the article including verified references. Some one has been doing a fair bit of polishing. This has been a concern as government employees who work for the individual were found to be creeping in polishing the article for public relations purposes which is against wiki rules. COI was officially established. Others have attempted to remove any content deemed publicly negative even though verified sources were used. It has left the article without balance and reads like a resume. Others efforts have been lost as a result. I have had to watch for WP: COI, WP:ADVOCATE and WP:PROMO because it is a controversial political figure. This needs more serious discussion because it is an ongoing-problem. Politics are and have been at play especially recently possibly due to the fact that there is open competition for the position this coming May (I checked). Please review asap. Trying to use talk pages but can't and don't know why. Would like to be able to open discussions and participate. I would appreciate it if others would help.<br />
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Hi Checkers, it looks like you've been copy-pasting old content (which was removed) back into the article. Normally this isn't in itself a bad/wrong thing to do (unless the content was removed for a good reason), but in this case you seem to be pasting in plain text content rather than [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wiki_markup wiki markup]. This creates a lot of problems as it's impossible to follow/sort out references and citations and the formatting gets all messed up. Please check out [[WP:REFB]] and [[H:WIKICODE]] to get an idea of why this is important. If you're importing old content, the easiest way to do it is to go to an old version of the page, click edit, and ''then'' copy the content you need - that way the markup, formatting and references will be preserved.<br />
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I appreciate your interest and the work that you've put into this article but please be careful to ensure that your editing is not disruptive. I'm going to post a "welcome" message to the top of your talk page - it will have lots of links that you might find helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 00:58, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Thank-you! That is exactly what I was trying to do. Couldn't figure out what happened to the wiki mark-up.<br />
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== Edits reverted on [[Ontario Ombudsman]] ==<br />
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Hey there, hope you are feeling well,<br />
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I have reverted your edits to add numerous controversies to [[Ontario Ombudsman]]. Ideally, this page should only be used for controversies around the role itself - not the person in charge, which should be added to the relevant person's article, but only if [[WP:BLP|Correctly sourced]]. Good day, [[User:Mdann52|Mdann52]] ([[User talk:Mdann52|talk]]) 19:21, 21 May 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Andre Marin Page ==<br />
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Hi Checkers,<br />
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If you keep deleting relevant info and add unsourced material, the Marin page will be stubbed just like the Ombudsman page.<br />
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The '''Office of the Ontario Ombudsman''' is a government office with an appointed independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
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The ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
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==Historical Development==<br />
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Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In January 2008 the ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
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== Role and Function of the Appointed ==<br />
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The appointed ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He or she may investigate and report the findings publicly if it is found that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body they oversee was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the ombudsman's investigations.<br />
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The ombudsman reports annually to the Legislature and may also issue special reports. His or her recommendations are not binding.<br />
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== Occupants==<br />
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Ontario's first provincial ombudsman was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
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==Human Rights and Labour Complaints Under Ombudsman Andre Marin==<br />
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The provincial government office has been plagued by controversy under ombudsman Andre Marin’s 10-year tenure (2005-2015). <br />
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In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints by Ombudsman staff under Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members interviewed by the Star complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints that appeared in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the number of complaints the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender, disability, harassment, and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against Marin, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin continues to fight ongoing complaints whereby expenses are covered by taxpayers.<br />
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In 2012, an African-Haitian receptionist at the Ontario Ombudsman’s office filed an OHRT complaint against the office for a poster created by the office’s social committee, including the Ombudsman’s chief legal counsel, Wendy Ray. It depicted a cartoon of white men waving money and a poem suggesting staff could auction themselves off as a “slave for a day” and was circulated to all staff electronically and hard copies placed around the office.<ref name="Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><br />
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===Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (C.A.D.O.O.)===<br />
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Thirty-five current and former Ontario Ombudsman employees formed a support group that is known as Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO).<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> In 2010, upon learning of the Department of Defence's negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, his predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Marin dysfunction" /><br />
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==Controversies Over Expenditures Under Ombudsman Andre Marin==<br />
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Marin’s office expenses have also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> <br />
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Marin has also come under scrutiny for awarding more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/en.aspx/ Ontario Ombudsman]<br />
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
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A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
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| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
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</ref> The report found the human resources department under Marin "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
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After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
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A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
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</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Many Ontario Ombudsman staff had similar complaints of Marin as the DND Ombudsman staff. Many human rights and labour complaints have been filed against Marin and his management team and a support group of 35 current and former employees called Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO)was formed during Marin's first term.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=David|first2=Bruser|title=Staff say Ombudsman André Marin’s office plagued by ‘culture of fear’|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 May 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref><br />
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The '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
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The Ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
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==Historical Development==<br />
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Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In January 2008 the Ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
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== Role and function ==<br />
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The Ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence, and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He may investigate and report his findings publicly if he finds that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body he oversees was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the Ombudsman's investigations.<br />
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The Ombudsman reports annually to the Legislature and may also issue special reports. His recommendations are not binding.<br />
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=== Complaints procedure ===<br />
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Members of the public may complain to the Ombudsman by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the Ombudsman's office. Early Resolutions Officers are trained to handle complaints quickly and resolve them where possible. If an investigation is deemed warranted, the Ombudsman's investigators will review the matter and gather evidence.<br />
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The Ombudsman is generally an office of last resort. Complainants are encouraged to first try to resolve their problem through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff can assist people who are not sure whether or not an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
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== Occupants==<br />
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The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
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===Controversies under Andre Marin===<br />
Andre Marin’s 10-year tenure (2005-2015) as Ontario Ombudsman has not been without controversy. <br />
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In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints by Ombudsman staff under Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members interviewed by the Star complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints that appeared in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the numebr of complaints, the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against Marin, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin continues to battle some of the complaints, paid for by taxpayers. In 2012, an African-Haitian receptionist at the Ontario Ombudsman’s office filed an OHRT complaint against the office for a poster created by the office’s social committee, including the Ombudsman’s chief legal counsel, Wendy Ray. It depicted a cartoon of white men waving money and a poem suggesting staff could auction themselves off as a “slave for a day” and was circulated to all staff electronically and hard copies placed around the office.<ref name="Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref> 35 current and former Ontario Ombudsman employees formed a support group that is known as Coalition Against Discrimination at Ombudsman Ontario (CADOO).<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> In 2010, upon learning of the Department of Defence's negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, his predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Marin dysfunction" /><br />
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Marin’s office expenses have also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Marin has also come under scrutiny for awarding more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend" /><br />
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'''David M. Paciocco''' (LL.B. (U.W.O.), B.C.L. (Oxon.), LL.D. (Hon., Laurentian), of the Bar of Ontario, Full Professor)<ref name="Accessed 2006-12-30">‘’David M Paciocco.’’ Ottawa : University of Ottawa - Section de common law - Common Law Section, http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/index.php?option=com_contact&task=view&contact_id=51&lang=en, Accessed 2006-12-30.</ref> is a judge of the [[Ontario Court of Justice]], formerly a professor at the [[University of Ottawa]] assigned to the [[common law]] Section.<ref>‘’Employee Directory.’’ Last Updated: 2005-04-13, Ottawa : University of Ottawa, https://web.uottawa.ca/uopr/WPN011?jobs=1&key=4608&lang=EN, Accessed 2006-12-30.</ref> <br />
Since 1982 he has taught at the [[Faculty of Law]] classes pertaining to [[Evidence]], [[Criminal Law]], and [[Trusts]]. From 1981 - 1982 he taught at the [[University of Windsor]] “and as a [[Visiting Lecturer]] at the [[University of Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] in 1989 - 90. He has worked as an Assistant [[Crown Attorney]], and as a [[defence counsel|criminal defence counsel]], doing appellate [[advocacy]].”<ref name="Accessed 2006-12-30" /> In June 2005, Paciocco was nominated to receive an [[Honorary Doctorate]] from [[Laurentian University]].<ref>Proulx, Eric ‘’ Congratulations to Professor Paciocco who will be receiving an Honorary Doctorate’’ Ottawa : University of Ottawa - Section de common law - Common Law Section, http://www.commonlaw.uottawa.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=294&contact_id=102&lang=en, Accessed 2006-12-30.</ref><br />
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=== Relationship with Andre Marin ===<br />
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David Paciocco has described himself as [[Ontario Ombudsman]] [[Andre Marin]] ‘s “mentor.” In 2010 a [[Toronto Star]] investigation revealed that since becoming the ombudsman for the Canadian military in 2001 and then Ontario Ombudsman in 2005, Marin had awarded Paciocco over $250,000 in untendered government contracts, paid for by Canadian and then Ontario taxpayers.<ref name="Contracts to friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=29 April 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><br />
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'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as [[Ontario Ombudsman|Ombudsman of Ontario]] by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
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| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
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From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
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In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
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A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
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</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
== Career ==<br />
<br />
After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
}}<br />
</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref><br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
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| PLACE OF BIRTH =<br />
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[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=658894734André Marin2015-04-23T20:48:36Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
== Early career ==<br />
<br />
After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
}}<br />
</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> <br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
<br />
{{Authority control|VIAF=78321038}}<br />
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| NAME = Marin, André<br />
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Andre<br />
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian lawyer, Ombudsman<br />
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 12, 1965<br />
| PLACE OF BIRTH =<br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Andre}}<br />
[[Category:Franco-Ontarian people]]<br />
[[Category:Ontario civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=658894164André Marin2015-04-23T20:43:24Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{coi|date=March 2015}}<br />
[[File:Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin.jpg|thumb|right|Ontario's sixth Ombudsman, André Marin]]<br />
<br />
'''André Marin''' [[LLB]] (born January 12, 1965) is a former Crown Attorney, University of Ottawa law professor, Director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit and [[Canadian Armed Forces]] [[Ombudsman]]. On April 1, 2005 he was appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.<ref name "Canadian Who"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| title = Canadian Who’s Who 2011 <br />
| publisher = Third Sector Publishing<br />
| location = [[Orillia]], Ontario<br />
| year = 2011<br />
| isbn = 978-0-921173-27-4<br />
| page = 792<br />
}}<br />
</ref><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices"><br />
{{cite book<br />
| editor1-first = Stewart<br />
| editor1-last = Hyson<br />
| title = Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada<br />
| publisher = University of Toronto Press<br />
| year = 2009<br />
| isbn = 978-1-4426-4067-2<br />
| page = 200<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
== Early career ==<br />
<br />
After graduating from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program with civil and common law degrees, André Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and as a part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /><br />
<br />
From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU).<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained 0 convictions.<ref name="wrong person to lead SIU probe"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| title = Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say<br />
| url = http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402<br />
| work = National Post<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
<br />
In June 1998, André Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for investigating complaints from members of the [[Canadian Armed Forces]].<ref name "Canadian Who" /><ref name ="Ombudsman Offices" /> He created a “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) which investigated broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers and compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded. <br />
<br />
A 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds"><br />
{{cite news<br />
| last1 = Bruser<br />
| first1 = David<br />
| last2 = Welsh<br />
| first2 = Moira<br />
| title = André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud<br />
| url = http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html<br />
| accessdate = February 28, 2015<br />
| work = Toronto Star<br />
| date = June 2, 2010<br />
| archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6WrbzzxtC<br />
<br />
| archivedate = 2015-03-06<br />
| deadurl = no<br />
}}<br />
</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
<br />
As [[Ontario Ombudsman]] (2005-Present) Marin’s personal expense practices have been the source of controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of Marin’s claimed expenses, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref> The ''[[Star]]'' revealled that he had awarded more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports. <ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again for billing Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto, with an estimated total $592,000 since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> <br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
<br />
{{s-start}}<br />
{{s-legal}}<br />
{{succession box|<br />
before=[[James M. Stewart]]|<br />
title=Director of the [[Special Investigations Unit]] |<br />
years='''1996&ndash;1998''' |<br />
after=[[Peter A. Tinsley]]<br />
}}<br />
{{s-end}}<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
<br />
{{Authority control|VIAF=78321038}}<br />
<br />
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --><br />
| NAME = Marin, André<br />
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Andre<br />
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Canadian lawyer, Ombudsman<br />
| DATE OF BIRTH = January 12, 1965<br />
| PLACE OF BIRTH =<br />
<br />
}}<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marin, Andre}}<br />
[[Category:Franco-Ontarian people]]<br />
[[Category:Ontario civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]<br />
[[Category:1965 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:University of Ottawa alumni]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian lawyers]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=658887977Ontario Ombudsman2015-04-23T19:52:51Z<p>Thissilladia: Added connection to previous ombudsman.</p>
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The '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion.<br />
<br />
All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
<br />
The Ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
<br />
==Historical Development==<br />
<br />
Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
<br />
In January 2008 the Ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
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== Role and function ==<br />
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The Ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence, and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He may investigate and report his findings publicly if he finds that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body he oversees was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the Ombudsman's investigations.<br />
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The Ombudsman reports annually to the Legislature and may also issue special reports. His recommendations are not binding.<br />
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=== Complaints procedure ===<br />
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Members of the public may complain to the Ombudsman by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the Ombudsman's office. Early Resolutions Officers are trained to handle complaints quickly and resolve them where possible. If an investigation is deemed warranted, the Ombudsman's investigators will review the matter and gather evidence.<br />
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The Ombudsman is generally an office of last resort. Complainants are encouraged to first try to resolve their problem through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff can assist people who are not sure whether or not an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
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== Occupants==<br />
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The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
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===Controversies under Andre Marin===<br />
Andre Marin’s 10-year tenure (2005-2015) as Ontario Ombudsman has not been without controversy. <br />
<br />
In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints by Ombudsman staff under Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members interviewed by the Star complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints that appeared in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the numebr of complaints, the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against Marin, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin continues to battle some of the complaints, paid for by taxpayers. In 2012, an African-Haitian receptionist at the Ontario Ombudsman’s office filed an OHRT complaint against the office for a poster created by the office’s social committee, including the Ombudsman’s chief legal counsel, Wendy Ray. It depicted a cartoon of white men waving money and a poem suggesting staff could auction themselves off as a “slave for a day” and was circulated to all staff electronically and hard copies placed around the office.<ref name="Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref> In 2010, upon learning of the Department of Defence's negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, his predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Marin dysfunction" /><br />
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Marin’s office expenses has also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Marin has also come under scrutiny for awarding more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend" /><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/en.aspx/ Ontario Ombudsman]<br />
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[[Category:1975 establishments in Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ontario_Ombudsman&diff=658886684Ontario Ombudsman2015-04-23T19:43:45Z<p>Thissilladia: Re-edited controversy section, added recent material.</p>
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The '''Ontario Ombudsman''' is an independent officer of the provincial legislature in [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. In the tradition of the classical [[parliamentary Ombudsman]] first established in [[Sweden]] in 1809, Ontario's Ombudsman oversees and investigates public complaints about the [[government of Ontario]], including more than 500 provincial government ministries, agencies, corporations, tribunals, boards and commissions. He may also launch investigations of his own accord or on his own motion.<br />
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All [[Canadian provinces]] except Prince Edward Island have an ombudsman (known as Protecteur/protectrice du citoyen in Quebec and Citizens' Representative in Newfoundland and Labrador).<br />
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The Ombudsman is appointed for a five-year renewable term by an all-party committee named by the legislature.<br />
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==Historical Development==<br />
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Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972).<br />
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In January 2008 the Ombudsman's jurisdiction was expanded to include the responsibility for enforcement of the [[Ontario Municipal Act]]'s requirements that all municipal councils, committees and most local boards keep their meetings open to the public. The Act designates the Ombudsman as the investigator of public complaints about closed meetings in all municipalities that have not appointed their own investigator. To further understanding of these new requirements, the office published ''The Sunshine Law Handbook: Open Municipal Meetings in Ontario'', a guide to the new legal provisions. (Updated editions were published in 2009 and 2015.)<br />
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In December 2014, the provincial legislature passed a law giving the Office of the Ontario Ombudsman oversight of municipalities, universities, and school boards (Bill 8, Public Sector and MPP Accountability and Transparency Act, 2014). The law passed royal assent but no date was given for the enactment of this oversight.<ref>"Bill 8", Legislative Assembly of Ontario, http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/bills/bills_detail.do?locale=en&Intranet&BillID=3000</ref><br />
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In February 2015, the provincial government announced it would require that all Officers of the Legislature undergo an open competition to fill the roles.<ref>["Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire", Toronto Star, http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html</ref><br />
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== Role and function ==<br />
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The Ombudsman's powers and authorities are set out in the ''Ombudsman Act''. They include the power to enter any government premises to gather evidence, and the power to compel witnesses to give evidence. He may investigate and report his findings publicly if he finds that a "decision, recommendation, act or omission" of a body he oversees was contrary to law.<ref>R.S.O. 1990, c. O.6, s. 21 (1)</ref> The Act requires individuals as well as government officials and employees to co-operate with the Ombudsman's investigations.<br />
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The Ombudsman reports annually to the Legislature and may also issue special reports. His recommendations are not binding.<br />
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=== Complaints procedure ===<br />
<br />
Members of the public may complain to the Ombudsman by phone, online, in writing, in person, via email or through the Ombudsman's office. Early Resolutions Officers are trained to handle complaints quickly and resolve them where possible. If an investigation is deemed warranted, the Ombudsman's investigators will review the matter and gather evidence.<br />
<br />
The Ombudsman is generally an office of last resort. Complainants are encouraged to first try to resolve their problem through the complaint and appeal procedures offered by the government agency in question. Ombudsman staff can assist people who are not sure whether or not an avenue of appeal exists.<br />
<br />
== Occupants==<br />
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The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), [[Daniel G. Hill|Daniel Hill]] (1984-1989), [[Roberta Jamieson]] (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and [[André Marin]] (2005–present).<br />
<br />
===Controversies under Andre Marin===<br />
Andre Marin’s 10-year tenure (2005-2015) as Ontario Ombudsman has not been without controversy. <br />
<br />
In 2010, ''[[Toronto Star]]'' (the ''Star'') investigated human rights and labour complaints by Ombudsman staff under Marin’s tenure.<ref name="Culture of Fear">{{cite news|last1=Welsh|first1=Moira|last2=Bruser|first2=David|title=Staff say Ombudsman Andre Marins Office Plagued by Culture of Fear|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html|accessdate=1 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 28, 2010}}</ref> Current and former staff members interviewed by the Star complained of a culture of fear and harassment, similar to the staff complaints that appeared in the workplace assessment report on Marin after he left the role of Canadian Military Ombudsman in 2006.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /><ref name="Marin dysfunction">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate=28 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> Due to the numebr of complaints, the Ombudsman employees' union hired an external investigator to interview over 25 employees on instances of discrimination due to race, gender and disability, harassment and forced terminations.<ref name="Culture of Fear" /> A number of complaints were filed against Marin, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT) and the union.<ref name="Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Lam v. Ontario Ombudsman, 2009 HRTO 1261|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2009/2009hrto1261/2009hrto1261.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Foote v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2008 HRTO 415|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2008/2008hrto415/2008hrto415.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario">{{cite web|title=Hutchinson v. Ombudsman Ontario, 2012 HRTO 1558|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto1558/2012hrto1558.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario)">{{cite web|title=Correia v. Ombudsman (Ontario), 2012 HRTO 501|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2012/2012hrto501/2012hrto501.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQAUQ29ycmVpYSB2LiBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><ref name="Sudac v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Sudac v. Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario, 2010 HRTO 1744|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2010/2010hrto1744/2010hrto1744.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQArU3VkYWMgdi4gT2ZmaWNlIG9mIHRoZSBPbWJ1ZHNtYW4gb2YgT250YXJpbwAAAAAB|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII|accessdate=1 February 2015}}</ref> Marin continues to battle some of the complaints, paid for by taxpayers. In 2012, an African-Haitian receptionist at the Ontario Ombudsman’s office filed an OHRT complaint against the office for a poster created by the office’s social committee, including the Ombudsman’s chief legal counsel, Wendy Ray. It depicted a cartoon of white men waving money and a poem suggesting staff could auction themselves off as a “slave for a day” and was circulated to all staff electronically and hard copies placed around the office.<ref name="Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman">{{cite web|title=Jean-Pierre v. Office of the Ontario Ombudsman, 2013 HRTO 1884|url=https://www.canlii.org/en/on/onhrt/doc/2013/2013hrto1884/2013hrto1884.html?searchUrlHash=AAAAAQARb250YXJpbyBvbWJ1ZHNtYW4AAAAAAQ|website=CanLII|publisher=CanLII}}</ref><br />
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Marin’s office expenses has also caused some controversy. In 2010, the ''[[Globe and Mail]]'' publicized some of the expenses he billed to taxpayers, including his personal grooming products, a $38 toothbrush and a $2,000 for a flat screen TV for his Ottawa home. The ''Star'' also reported that Marin’s used the office's corporate services director, who’s salary was $142,000 at the time, to pick-up his dry cleaning and keep an eye on Marin’s maid when she cleaned his Toronto condo.<ref name="Tables Turned">{{cite news|last1=Howlett|first1=Karen|last2=Radawanski|first2=Adam|title=Tables are turned as Ontario Ombudsman's expenses come under scrutiny|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/|accessdate=4 February 2015|work=Globe and Mail|date=August 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name="2009 Sunshine List">{{cite web|title=Public Sector Salary Disclosure 2009|url=http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/publications/salarydisclosure/2009/legassembly09.html|website=Ontario Ministry of Finance|publisher=Ontario Ministry of Finance|accessdate=4 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|title=André Marin gave contracts to friend starting in 2001|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/07/11/andr_marin_gave_contracts_to_friend_starting_in_2001.html|accessdate=18 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In April 2015, Marin’s expenses came under scrutiny again when the ''[[National Post]]'' revealed Marin had billed Ontario taxpayers an average of $14,800 in three months for housing expenses so he could maintain residences in both Toronto and Ottawa, sometimes spending more than $2,000 a month in rent while in Toronto. It is estimated he billed taxpayers $592,000 in housing since being appointed in 2005.<ref name="Ombudsmsan Pricey Commute">{{cite news|last1=Csanady|first1=Ashley|title=Why are taxpayers forking over hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Ontario ombudsman’s pricey commute?|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute|accessdate=22 April 2015|work=National Post|date=22 April 2015}}</ref> Marin has also come under scrutiny for awarding more than $140,000 in untendered contracts to his mentor law professor and now Ontario Court of Justice, [[David Paciocco]] to help him write his reports.<ref name="Marin Gave Contracts Friend" /><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<!--added to end of article by script-assisted edit--><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/en.aspx/ Ontario Ombudsman]<br />
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[[Category:1975 establishments in Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Ontario]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ombudsmen]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=658768166Talk:André Marin2015-04-23T00:39:56Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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{{connected contributor|Abursey|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks=COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AInedibleHulk&diff=649276529&oldid=649252578 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Eljaydubya|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks= COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AEljaydubya&diff=649391617&oldid=649391541 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Thissilladia|André Maini}}<br />
{{connected contributor|CheckersBoard|André Marin}}<br />
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== Possible contradiction ==<br />
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The article states that Marin has pushed to have his mandate expanded to include the MUSH sector. But in the list of accomplishments, it lists several investigations he's conducted into municipal bodies. Could someone clarify this? It appears he already has at least some investigative power over municipalities (Government by Stealth, e.g.). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.15.67.135|74.15.67.135]] ([[User talk:74.15.67.135|talk]]) 01:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction over the MUSH sector, except for complaints about closed municipal meetings. (Please see the Ombudsman Act [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm] (s.2.1-2.6) for details about closed-meeting jurisdiction.)<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Abursey|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><br />
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== POV ==<br />
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There is way too much [[WP:RECENTISM]] and [[WP:UNDUE]] focus on the twitter controversy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. This is also not a place for [[WP:SOAPBOX|soapboxing]] or to [[WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS|right great wrongs]]. Please tone things down, and keep them high level. The twitter thing is ugly and should be discussed, but [[WP:NPOV]], please. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Here's an [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html actual council ruling] on what's basically the same sort of thing, except in a smaller, richer offline publication. Not suggesting we use the same law here, just something to ponder. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 10:27, [[March 1]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
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==COI==<br />
There also appears to be COI editing going on here, per the tags I have placed on the article itself and here. Not pretty. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== review ==<br />
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I started to carefully review this article, and the sourcing... sucks. Who's Who is pretty lame; ref #2 is an obscure book that is not available on line and that i would reckon few libraries have (totally OK, but not a great way to go for someone controversial), source #3 is a broken link; source #4 is the general website and while something in that website may support the content, this source does verify the content; source #5 doesn't support the content but is instead some random report produced by the office. Stepping back, a bunch of sources used are press releases from the office, and those are not [[WP:INDY|independent]] and should be avoided like the plague. <br />
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The best sources for Wikipedia content for controversial subjects are [[WP:INDY|independent]] - like articles from serious newspapers that fact-check.. and that are available online so everyone can verify content based on them. Official bios can be used sparingly. Blogs should be avoided, like press releases should be... (although official press releases can be very useful for the simple facts they are announcing - like a release announcing that Marin was appointed to X position on Y date... but only if those facts have clear biographical signicance, like an appointment to a major job. Not for some accomplishment that he is trying to get people to pay attention to - those are exactly the kind that are to be avoided, and where we need independent sourcing to show that it ''matters''). {{u|Eljaydubya}} and {{u|Abursey}}, since you work for the guy and you have an interest in this article, I'd like to ask you to find really good, independent, reliable sources about Marin's education, background, and current work, and post links to them here. Would you be willing to do that? Thanks. {{u|Thissilladia}} and {{u|CheckersBoard}} you are also very welcome to post links to reliable, independent sources that are not already in the article. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::no, those are still available in the history. the part that was poorly sourced, was the rest of the article, which I think you never looked at. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::I think this makes sense. A lot of the original content, to my understanding, was posted a few years ago, and should be cleaner. I would like to propose multiple sources - basically since some of the information in the news media may have actually originated from our office. We'll work on this. One question: Can a YouTube video be considered an official source (if it's a video of someone saying the item in question)? Thanks for the insight. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::everything should be [[WP:secondary]] sources. If the video is of, say a news broadcast, direct from whoever produced it, it may be OK (not reposted on youtube where it may have been edited). I generally find videos to be bad sources. We use sources 2 ways -- the editor who uses them needs to have read them, and read the other relevant literature, so that the content being generated is really NPOV and presents the mainstream view, giving appropriate [[WP:WEIGHT]], and secondly, they allow other editors and readers to [[WP:VERIFY|verify]] the content. For the latter purpose, using a video means somebody checking has to watch the damn thing and listen to find where the content is discussed. in my view, a big waste of time. text is best in my view. but yes, some videos are OK. this is all discussed in [[WP:RS]] [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::YouTube links can be timestamped by adding a "&t=4m20s" (or whatever time) to the URL. No need to watch the whole thing. And plenty of news outlets have their own official YouTube channels. Sticking to those should be fine. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 12:33, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::You can use them if you like... I will continue to avoid them. :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I'll sometimes rather text. Definitely quicker to read, and the secondary context is nice. But now and then, someone will say something that looks one way on paper, but another with the right tone, expression and reaction. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 15:08, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::if the source is a thinly veiled press release, that will show and i will not use it. if it is a newspaper piece where a reporter interviewed folks and wrote an article, that is fine. not sure what you meant by "originated from" our office. anything really originated by your office is not independent and I won't use it. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:21, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Thanks. By 'originated from' I just meant that we may have made a public announcement which was then covered by the media in a news story - sorry for that not being clear. I'll read through the source information, thank you. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== some sources ==<br />
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gathering some sources that look use-able... [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:42, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Additional sources added to biography, biography as ombudsman, investigations that seem notable [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry, I'll mark any contribs to this section going forward. Thanks, still learning. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you did nothing wrong, i just wanted the notation of who provided the source for my benefit. btw, with regard to everything here, i am looking for sources that provide facts, not rhetoric. On the investigations, what i am looking for are sources that report tangible outcomes. e.g. the genetic testing source is pretty good (Ombudsman report results in tests being offered). The first G20 source is not useful (bunch of talk) and i won't use it; the second one is useful and I probably will. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 16:24, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Reviews of the book on ombudsmen:<br />
* http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/immigration-jobs-and-canadas-future/provincial-and-territorial-ombudsman-offices-in-canada-book-review/ (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2011/8.html (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.gouvernance.ca/publications/09-14.pdf (jytdog)<br />
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Other<br />
* Hyson http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2009/Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson http://www.revparl.ca/34/2/34n2_11e_Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/tsk-frc-rcmp-grc/_fl/archive-mbdsman-mdl-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* https://www.tarion.com/New-Home-Buyers/Ombudsperson/Documents/The%20Role%20of%20Ombudsmen%20in%20Canada%20and%20the%20United%20States%20-%20Bello%20Horizonte%20speech.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* walrus: http://thewalrus.ca/the-enemy-inside/ (jytdog)<br />
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some useful biography:<br />
* http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2004Biographies-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential.html?showall=1 (jytdog)<br />
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Investigations that ~seem~ notable:<br />
* LINH http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2166695-the-68-million-question/ (jytdog)<br />
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Andre Marin's link submissions (via Abursey):<br />
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Ontario Ombudsman investigations (via Abursey):<br />
* Newborn screening http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/did-she-miss-a-chance-to-boost-her-chances/article18152054/?page=all (Abursey)<br />
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-probe-in-lottery-scandal-not-over-yet-1.671793 and http://www.probability.ca/jeff/ftpdir/lotteryart.pdf (Abursey)<br />
* G20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-promises-ontario-has-yet-to-scrap-public-works-protection-act/article13242018/ and http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/11/ontario-replaces-g20-laws-allows-searches-on-courthouse-property (Abursey)<br />
* Operational stress injury (PTSD) with police http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/11/cornwall-police-make-dealing-with-ptsd-a-priority and [http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3491:opp-officers-agree-on-ptsd here] (Abursey)<br />
Biography as Ombudsman (via Abursey): <br />
* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-police-watchdog-under-investigation/article1320727/ (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=mr-andre-marin-dnd-cf-ombudsman/hnlhlx8s (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General/Investigative training course http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ (Abursey) <br />
* http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3014?folio=4#pg5 (Abursey)<br />
* Reappointment (Hansard) http://ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2010-06-01&Parl=39&Sess=2&locale=fr#P808_164619 (Abursey)<br />
* Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html (Abursey) <br />
* Canadian Lawyer Magazine 'most influential http://canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential/Page-3.html (Abursey)<br />
* Canadian Bar Association award http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General (not sure if this is usable because it's a Q&A) http://www.torontolife.com/informer/people/2013/10/08/andre-martin/ (Abursey)<br />
Re-appointment controversy (via Abursey):<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html (Abursey)<br />
* http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/?service=mobile (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/05/19/dalton_mcguinty_bends_on_watchdog_smears.html (Abursey)<br />
*http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/16/coyle_ombudsman_andr_marin_back_with_a_vengeance.html# (Abursey)<br />
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'''additional other side of the story sources:'''<br />
* http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Marin's expenses continue to be an issue, he spends more than provincial ministers who have constituencies to service.<br />
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* [http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/ http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Don't think this was previously cited. Included this because it is by a well-respected political writer. It also addresses the concerns of accountability of this specific (Andre Marin) ombudsman, which underpins all the discourse of his "detractors" and the stories of "controversies." [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 20:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402 (via Lurker999)<br />
::Tenure at SIU: 21 months between 1996 and 1998; 300+ investigations; 5 charges laid; 0 convictions; sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution (one dismissal, one confidential settlement) [[User:Lurker999|Lurker999]] ([[User talk:Lurker999|talk]]) 23:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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*Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) criticized Marin's personal use of Twitter (discussing his daughter's dating habits), causing another delay of his report on Hydro One. <br />
https://twitter.com/randyhillier/status/575648730247987201 (via Thissilladia) [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:27, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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;Notes on sources<br />
* General/investigative training course [http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ reference] contains a single line on the course. If that is all there is on "Sharpening Your Teeth," then that topic is not of encyclopedic interest. There needs to be substantial discussion in a reliable source, or I am not bringing it in. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* Unclear to me what "Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team" [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html reference] has to do with general bio as Ombudsman. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Marin created the group specifically for conducting the large-scale systemic investigations that not been done by the office previously. Sometimes the term 'SORT' is referenced in media coverage, so I added it as more of an explainer.[[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* I would appreciate it you would bring reliable sources discussing negatives. NPOV does not mean, not negative, and nobody is perfect. Some of us have glaring flaws, even. including me. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks. Work in progress - I just added more. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Edits today ==<br />
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In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=649682050&oldid=649679133 this dif], {{u|Mdann52}} took a big chunk of text out of the article, with edit note "no need to go into this much detail". Had done similar at [[David Paciocco]]. Here even more than there, the article needs careful review as it has been subject both to PROMO editing and denigrative editing, EACH of which violate BLP. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:07, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=next&oldid=649682949 this dif] is more appropriate thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:<small>Any chance we could add [https://twitter.com/RobbyRedpaw/status/572495429105000448 gym selfies, doggy pics and chili recipes?] [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 14:03, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC) </small><br />
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== article needs BLP protect.... ==<br />
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randomly saw this... I think this article needs full protection. His bio is a complete slam and textbook [[WP:UNDUE]] and now it's on Twitter? This would have been a great plotline for ''Parks & Recreation'', for one of the city politicians to have a Wikipedia profile that was being constantly vandalized... [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:No it does not. That would be disruptive. and your description isnot accurate. the vandalism is quite new and brief. prior to that the articles were being massaged by his PR staff. Wrong one way before, then briefly wrong the other way. it is now actually stubified. discussion of OTRS editor's approach is [[Talk:David_Paciocco#removal_of_tag_and_some_content...|here]] at a related article. Discussion about rebuilding (starting with gathering good sources) is above. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Obviously it does need to be protected and edited by neutral people. He's an ombudsman - his entire job is picking at public officials and cleaning house, so of course he's going to make enemies. It's been stubified so now 40 percent of his biography is about how much he sucks and "scandals" regarding his use of Twitter? And I thought the people of Syria had it bad living under ISIS.... may we all be protected from the cruel regime of André Marin and his bloody trail of Tweets, eh! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you want to take over. fine, i will step away. please make sure you take care of the other two articles as well. I am unwatching all of them. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::I'll try as soon as I can... André Marin is outside my house and he's armed with tweets!!!!!! aahhhhh send help!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhh now he's TWEETING from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!! ahhhh help me Sir Dave Coulier!!!!!! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 21:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Seeing as you're the boss now, anything I should do? [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 22:02, [[March 6]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::Hi Wikimandia, Jytdog diffused a bad situation and started to repair these pages. I'm really uncertain as to how your language above helps move these pages ahead. How does taking us back to a place where concerns of editors are being made fun of helpful? You have made it clear that you are already dismissing submissions by some of us, even with tons of sources from the Star, Globe & Mail, CTV, London Free Press, etc. It seems like you are going to bring us back to going through the whole thing again. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:31, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Blanking ==<br />
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FYI, I just restored a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650563986&oldid=650381923 blank] of the entire page. I have no idea what's going on with this article but it looks like quite the mess and the version I restored seems unbalanced. Please, if you have a problem with the content of the page, bring it up on the talk page and/or fix it with a reasonable explanation for what you're doing in the edit summary. Removing whole chunks of content or ''all'' of the content without discussion is not helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 13:20, 9 March 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=658494997Talk:André Marin2015-04-22T16:18:34Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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<div>{{WPBiography<br />
|living=yes<br />
|class= stub<br />
|listas=Marin, Andre<br />
|importance=low<br />
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{{WPCanada|living=yes|class=stub|importance=low|ppap=yes|on=yes}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Abursey|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks=COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AInedibleHulk&diff=649276529&oldid=649252578 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Eljaydubya|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks= COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AEljaydubya&diff=649391617&oldid=649391541 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Thissilladia|André Maini}}<br />
{{connected contributor|CheckersBoard|André Marin}}<br />
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== Possible contradiction ==<br />
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The article states that Marin has pushed to have his mandate expanded to include the MUSH sector. But in the list of accomplishments, it lists several investigations he's conducted into municipal bodies. Could someone clarify this? It appears he already has at least some investigative power over municipalities (Government by Stealth, e.g.). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.15.67.135|74.15.67.135]] ([[User talk:74.15.67.135|talk]]) 01:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction over the MUSH sector, except for complaints about closed municipal meetings. (Please see the Ombudsman Act [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm] (s.2.1-2.6) for details about closed-meeting jurisdiction.)<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Abursey|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><br />
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== POV ==<br />
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There is way too much [[WP:RECENTISM]] and [[WP:UNDUE]] focus on the twitter controversy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. This is also not a place for [[WP:SOAPBOX|soapboxing]] or to [[WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS|right great wrongs]]. Please tone things down, and keep them high level. The twitter thing is ugly and should be discussed, but [[WP:NPOV]], please. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Here's an [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html actual council ruling] on what's basically the same sort of thing, except in a smaller, richer offline publication. Not suggesting we use the same law here, just something to ponder. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 10:27, [[March 1]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
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==COI==<br />
There also appears to be COI editing going on here, per the tags I have placed on the article itself and here. Not pretty. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== review ==<br />
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I started to carefully review this article, and the sourcing... sucks. Who's Who is pretty lame; ref #2 is an obscure book that is not available on line and that i would reckon few libraries have (totally OK, but not a great way to go for someone controversial), source #3 is a broken link; source #4 is the general website and while something in that website may support the content, this source does verify the content; source #5 doesn't support the content but is instead some random report produced by the office. Stepping back, a bunch of sources used are press releases from the office, and those are not [[WP:INDY|independent]] and should be avoided like the plague. <br />
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The best sources for Wikipedia content for controversial subjects are [[WP:INDY|independent]] - like articles from serious newspapers that fact-check.. and that are available online so everyone can verify content based on them. Official bios can be used sparingly. Blogs should be avoided, like press releases should be... (although official press releases can be very useful for the simple facts they are announcing - like a release announcing that Marin was appointed to X position on Y date... but only if those facts have clear biographical signicance, like an appointment to a major job. Not for some accomplishment that he is trying to get people to pay attention to - those are exactly the kind that are to be avoided, and where we need independent sourcing to show that it ''matters''). {{u|Eljaydubya}} and {{u|Abursey}}, since you work for the guy and you have an interest in this article, I'd like to ask you to find really good, independent, reliable sources about Marin's education, background, and current work, and post links to them here. Would you be willing to do that? Thanks. {{u|Thissilladia}} and {{u|CheckersBoard}} you are also very welcome to post links to reliable, independent sources that are not already in the article. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::no, those are still available in the history. the part that was poorly sourced, was the rest of the article, which I think you never looked at. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::I think this makes sense. A lot of the original content, to my understanding, was posted a few years ago, and should be cleaner. I would like to propose multiple sources - basically since some of the information in the news media may have actually originated from our office. We'll work on this. One question: Can a YouTube video be considered an official source (if it's a video of someone saying the item in question)? Thanks for the insight. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::everything should be [[WP:secondary]] sources. If the video is of, say a news broadcast, direct from whoever produced it, it may be OK (not reposted on youtube where it may have been edited). I generally find videos to be bad sources. We use sources 2 ways -- the editor who uses them needs to have read them, and read the other relevant literature, so that the content being generated is really NPOV and presents the mainstream view, giving appropriate [[WP:WEIGHT]], and secondly, they allow other editors and readers to [[WP:VERIFY|verify]] the content. For the latter purpose, using a video means somebody checking has to watch the damn thing and listen to find where the content is discussed. in my view, a big waste of time. text is best in my view. but yes, some videos are OK. this is all discussed in [[WP:RS]] [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::YouTube links can be timestamped by adding a "&t=4m20s" (or whatever time) to the URL. No need to watch the whole thing. And plenty of news outlets have their own official YouTube channels. Sticking to those should be fine. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 12:33, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::You can use them if you like... I will continue to avoid them. :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I'll sometimes rather text. Definitely quicker to read, and the secondary context is nice. But now and then, someone will say something that looks one way on paper, but another with the right tone, expression and reaction. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 15:08, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::if the source is a thinly veiled press release, that will show and i will not use it. if it is a newspaper piece where a reporter interviewed folks and wrote an article, that is fine. not sure what you meant by "originated from" our office. anything really originated by your office is not independent and I won't use it. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:21, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Thanks. By 'originated from' I just meant that we may have made a public announcement which was then covered by the media in a news story - sorry for that not being clear. I'll read through the source information, thank you. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== some sources ==<br />
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gathering some sources that look use-able... [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:42, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Additional sources added to biography, biography as ombudsman, investigations that seem notable [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry, I'll mark any contribs to this section going forward. Thanks, still learning. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you did nothing wrong, i just wanted the notation of who provided the source for my benefit. btw, with regard to everything here, i am looking for sources that provide facts, not rhetoric. On the investigations, what i am looking for are sources that report tangible outcomes. e.g. the genetic testing source is pretty good (Ombudsman report results in tests being offered). The first G20 source is not useful (bunch of talk) and i won't use it; the second one is useful and I probably will. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 16:24, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Reviews of the book on ombudsmen:<br />
* http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/immigration-jobs-and-canadas-future/provincial-and-territorial-ombudsman-offices-in-canada-book-review/ (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2011/8.html (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.gouvernance.ca/publications/09-14.pdf (jytdog)<br />
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Other<br />
* Hyson http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2009/Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson http://www.revparl.ca/34/2/34n2_11e_Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/tsk-frc-rcmp-grc/_fl/archive-mbdsman-mdl-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* https://www.tarion.com/New-Home-Buyers/Ombudsperson/Documents/The%20Role%20of%20Ombudsmen%20in%20Canada%20and%20the%20United%20States%20-%20Bello%20Horizonte%20speech.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* walrus: http://thewalrus.ca/the-enemy-inside/ (jytdog)<br />
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some useful biography:<br />
* http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2004Biographies-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential.html?showall=1 (jytdog)<br />
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Investigations that ~seem~ notable:<br />
* LINH http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2166695-the-68-million-question/ (jytdog)<br />
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Andre Marin's link submissions (via Abursey):<br />
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Ontario Ombudsman investigations (via Abursey):<br />
* Newborn screening http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/did-she-miss-a-chance-to-boost-her-chances/article18152054/?page=all (Abursey)<br />
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-probe-in-lottery-scandal-not-over-yet-1.671793 and http://www.probability.ca/jeff/ftpdir/lotteryart.pdf (Abursey)<br />
* G20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-promises-ontario-has-yet-to-scrap-public-works-protection-act/article13242018/ and http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/11/ontario-replaces-g20-laws-allows-searches-on-courthouse-property (Abursey)<br />
* Operational stress injury (PTSD) with police http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/11/cornwall-police-make-dealing-with-ptsd-a-priority and [http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3491:opp-officers-agree-on-ptsd here] (Abursey)<br />
Biography as Ombudsman (via Abursey): <br />
* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-police-watchdog-under-investigation/article1320727/ (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=mr-andre-marin-dnd-cf-ombudsman/hnlhlx8s (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General/Investigative training course http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ (Abursey) <br />
* http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3014?folio=4#pg5 (Abursey)<br />
* Reappointment (Hansard) http://ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2010-06-01&Parl=39&Sess=2&locale=fr#P808_164619 (Abursey)<br />
* Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html (Abursey) <br />
* Canadian Lawyer Magazine 'most influential http://canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential/Page-3.html (Abursey)<br />
* Canadian Bar Association award http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General (not sure if this is usable because it's a Q&A) http://www.torontolife.com/informer/people/2013/10/08/andre-martin/ (Abursey)<br />
Re-appointment controversy (via Abursey):<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html (Abursey)<br />
* http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/?service=mobile (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/05/19/dalton_mcguinty_bends_on_watchdog_smears.html (Abursey)<br />
*http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/16/coyle_ombudsman_andr_marin_back_with_a_vengeance.html# (Abursey)<br />
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'''additional other side of the story sources:'''<br />
* [http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/why-are-taxpayers-forking-over-hundreds-of-thousands-of-dollars-for-the-ontario-ombudsmans-pricey-commute] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Marin's expenses continue to be an issue, he spends more than provincial ministers who have constituencies to service.<br />
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* [http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/ http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Don't think this was previously cited. Included this because it is by a well-respected political writer. It also addresses the concerns of accountability of this specific (Andre Marin) ombudsman, which underpins all the discourse of his "detractors" and the stories of "controversies." [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 20:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402 (via Lurker999)<br />
::Tenure at SIU: 21 months between 1996 and 1998; 300+ investigations; 5 charges laid; 0 convictions; sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution (one dismissal, one confidential settlement) [[User:Lurker999|Lurker999]] ([[User talk:Lurker999|talk]]) 23:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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*Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) criticized Marin's personal use of Twitter (discussing his daughter's dating habits), causing another delay of his report on Hydro One. <br />
https://twitter.com/randyhillier/status/575648730247987201 (via Thissilladia) [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:27, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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;Notes on sources<br />
* General/investigative training course [http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ reference] contains a single line on the course. If that is all there is on "Sharpening Your Teeth," then that topic is not of encyclopedic interest. There needs to be substantial discussion in a reliable source, or I am not bringing it in. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* Unclear to me what "Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team" [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html reference] has to do with general bio as Ombudsman. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Marin created the group specifically for conducting the large-scale systemic investigations that not been done by the office previously. Sometimes the term 'SORT' is referenced in media coverage, so I added it as more of an explainer.[[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* I would appreciate it you would bring reliable sources discussing negatives. NPOV does not mean, not negative, and nobody is perfect. Some of us have glaring flaws, even. including me. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks. Work in progress - I just added more. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Edits today ==<br />
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In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=649682050&oldid=649679133 this dif], {{u|Mdann52}} took a big chunk of text out of the article, with edit note "no need to go into this much detail". Had done similar at [[David Paciocco]]. Here even more than there, the article needs careful review as it has been subject both to PROMO editing and denigrative editing, EACH of which violate BLP. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:07, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=next&oldid=649682949 this dif] is more appropriate thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:<small>Any chance we could add [https://twitter.com/RobbyRedpaw/status/572495429105000448 gym selfies, doggy pics and chili recipes?] [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 14:03, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC) </small><br />
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== article needs BLP protect.... ==<br />
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randomly saw this... I think this article needs full protection. His bio is a complete slam and textbook [[WP:UNDUE]] and now it's on Twitter? This would have been a great plotline for ''Parks & Recreation'', for one of the city politicians to have a Wikipedia profile that was being constantly vandalized... [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:No it does not. That would be disruptive. and your description isnot accurate. the vandalism is quite new and brief. prior to that the articles were being massaged by his PR staff. Wrong one way before, then briefly wrong the other way. it is now actually stubified. discussion of OTRS editor's approach is [[Talk:David_Paciocco#removal_of_tag_and_some_content...|here]] at a related article. Discussion about rebuilding (starting with gathering good sources) is above. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Obviously it does need to be protected and edited by neutral people. He's an ombudsman - his entire job is picking at public officials and cleaning house, so of course he's going to make enemies. It's been stubified so now 40 percent of his biography is about how much he sucks and "scandals" regarding his use of Twitter? And I thought the people of Syria had it bad living under ISIS.... may we all be protected from the cruel regime of André Marin and his bloody trail of Tweets, eh! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you want to take over. fine, i will step away. please make sure you take care of the other two articles as well. I am unwatching all of them. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::I'll try as soon as I can... André Marin is outside my house and he's armed with tweets!!!!!! aahhhhh send help!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhh now he's TWEETING from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!! ahhhh help me Sir Dave Coulier!!!!!! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 21:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Seeing as you're the boss now, anything I should do? [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 22:02, [[March 6]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::Hi Wikimandia, Jytdog diffused a bad situation and started to repair these pages. I'm really uncertain as to how your language above helps move these pages ahead. How does taking us back to a place where concerns of editors are being made fun of helpful? You have made it clear that you are already dismissing submissions by some of us, even with tons of sources from the Star, Globe & Mail, CTV, London Free Press, etc. It seems like you are going to bring us back to going through the whole thing again. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:31, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Blanking ==<br />
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FYI, I just restored a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650563986&oldid=650381923 blank] of the entire page. I have no idea what's going on with this article but it looks like quite the mess and the version I restored seems unbalanced. Please, if you have a problem with the content of the page, bring it up on the talk page and/or fix it with a reasonable explanation for what you're doing in the edit summary. Removing whole chunks of content or ''all'' of the content without discussion is not helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 13:20, 9 March 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elections_in_Jamaica&diff=652825330Elections in Jamaica2015-03-21T02:52:30Z<p>Thissilladia: Fixed spelling error.</p>
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<div>{{Politics of Jamaica}}<br />
'''Elections in Jamaica''' provides information on [[elections]] and election results in [[politics of Jamaica|Jamaica]]. <br />
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The '''[[Parliament of Jamaica]]''' has two [[bicameralism|chambers]]:<br />
* The '''[[House of Representatives of Jamaica|House of Representatives]]''' has 63 members, elected for a five-year term in single-seat [[constituency|constituencies]].<br />
* The '''[[Senate of Jamaica|Senate]]''' has 21 appointed members: 13 chosen by the Prime Minister and 8 by the Leader of the Opposition.<br />
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Jamaica effectively has a [[two-party system]]: there are two dominant [[political parties]], and it is difficult for other parties to achieve electoral success.<br />
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Though the years are fixed due to the five-year term of the prime minister, the date of the election is traditionally announced by the ruling party a few months in advance. Recently, there has been debate over whether this "flexible date" system is the best for Jamaica, or whether the government should switch to a fixed date system.<ref>[http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070707/cleisure/cleisure4.html Issue: Time for fixed election date]</ref><br />
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==Latest elections==<br />
{{Main|Jamaican general election, 2011}}<br />
{{Main|Jamaican general election, 2007}}<br />
{{Jamaican general election, 2011}}<br />
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==Past elections and referendums==<br />
{{Jamaican elections}}<br />
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==Election Reform==<br />
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In 2008, Prime Minister Bruce Golding acknowledged at a Conference for the Association for Caribbean Electoral Organizations that there were a number of areas of concern in his country's election process including political financing for campaigns, the accountability of the electoral process and the impact positive or negative of the media on elections.<ref name = reform>[http://www.jis.gov.jm/officepm/html/20081110t100000-0500_17328_jis_electoral_system_will_always_be_in_need_of_modernisation____pm_cautions_.aspElectoral System Will Always Be in Need of Modernisation... PM Cautions], Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica, November 10, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2009.</ref> The Prime Minister said that the government is looking at a number of activities that could help this process of reform.<ref name = reform/> These things were acknowledged in front of the CEO of the [[International Foundation for Electoral Systems]], the Assistant Secretary General of the [[Organization of American States]] and the Electoral Office of Jamaica.<ref name = reform/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of political parties in Jamaica]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.jamaicaelections.com/ JamaicaElections.com]<br />
*[http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Elecdata/Jamaica/jamaica.html Jamaica on the Politics Database of the Americas]<br />
*[http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/j/jamaica/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]<br />
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[[Category:Elections in Jamaica| ]]</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650927482Talk:André Marin2015-03-11T17:28:36Z<p>Thissilladia: /* some sources */</p>
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{{connected contributor|Eljaydubya|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks= COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AEljaydubya&diff=649391617&oldid=649391541 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Thissilladia|André Maini}}<br />
{{connected contributor|CheckersBoard|André Marin}}<br />
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== Possible contradiction ==<br />
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The article states that Marin has pushed to have his mandate expanded to include the MUSH sector. But in the list of accomplishments, it lists several investigations he's conducted into municipal bodies. Could someone clarify this? It appears he already has at least some investigative power over municipalities (Government by Stealth, e.g.). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.15.67.135|74.15.67.135]] ([[User talk:74.15.67.135|talk]]) 01:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction over the MUSH sector, except for complaints about closed municipal meetings. (Please see the Ombudsman Act [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm] (s.2.1-2.6) for details about closed-meeting jurisdiction.)<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Abursey|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><br />
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== POV ==<br />
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There is way too much [[WP:RECENTISM]] and [[WP:UNDUE]] focus on the twitter controversy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. This is also not a place for [[WP:SOAPBOX|soapboxing]] or to [[WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS|right great wrongs]]. Please tone things down, and keep them high level. The twitter thing is ugly and should be discussed, but [[WP:NPOV]], please. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Here's an [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html actual council ruling] on what's basically the same sort of thing, except in a smaller, richer offline publication. Not suggesting we use the same law here, just something to ponder. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 10:27, [[March 1]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
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==COI==<br />
There also appears to be COI editing going on here, per the tags I have placed on the article itself and here. Not pretty. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== review ==<br />
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I started to carefully review this article, and the sourcing... sucks. Who's Who is pretty lame; ref #2 is an obscure book that is not available on line and that i would reckon few libraries have (totally OK, but not a great way to go for someone controversial), source #3 is a broken link; source #4 is the general website and while something in that website may support the content, this source does verify the content; source #5 doesn't support the content but is instead some random report produced by the office. Stepping back, a bunch of sources used are press releases from the office, and those are not [[WP:INDY|independent]] and should be avoided like the plague. <br />
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The best sources for Wikipedia content for controversial subjects are [[WP:INDY|independent]] - like articles from serious newspapers that fact-check.. and that are available online so everyone can verify content based on them. Official bios can be used sparingly. Blogs should be avoided, like press releases should be... (although official press releases can be very useful for the simple facts they are announcing - like a release announcing that Marin was appointed to X position on Y date... but only if those facts have clear biographical signicance, like an appointment to a major job. Not for some accomplishment that he is trying to get people to pay attention to - those are exactly the kind that are to be avoided, and where we need independent sourcing to show that it ''matters''). {{u|Eljaydubya}} and {{u|Abursey}}, since you work for the guy and you have an interest in this article, I'd like to ask you to find really good, independent, reliable sources about Marin's education, background, and current work, and post links to them here. Would you be willing to do that? Thanks. {{u|Thissilladia}} and {{u|CheckersBoard}} you are also very welcome to post links to reliable, independent sources that are not already in the article. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::no, those are still available in the history. the part that was poorly sourced, was the rest of the article, which I think you never looked at. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::I think this makes sense. A lot of the original content, to my understanding, was posted a few years ago, and should be cleaner. I would like to propose multiple sources - basically since some of the information in the news media may have actually originated from our office. We'll work on this. One question: Can a YouTube video be considered an official source (if it's a video of someone saying the item in question)? Thanks for the insight. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::everything should be [[WP:secondary]] sources. If the video is of, say a news broadcast, direct from whoever produced it, it may be OK (not reposted on youtube where it may have been edited). I generally find videos to be bad sources. We use sources 2 ways -- the editor who uses them needs to have read them, and read the other relevant literature, so that the content being generated is really NPOV and presents the mainstream view, giving appropriate [[WP:WEIGHT]], and secondly, they allow other editors and readers to [[WP:VERIFY|verify]] the content. For the latter purpose, using a video means somebody checking has to watch the damn thing and listen to find where the content is discussed. in my view, a big waste of time. text is best in my view. but yes, some videos are OK. this is all discussed in [[WP:RS]] [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::YouTube links can be timestamped by adding a "&t=4m20s" (or whatever time) to the URL. No need to watch the whole thing. And plenty of news outlets have their own official YouTube channels. Sticking to those should be fine. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 12:33, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::You can use them if you like... I will continue to avoid them. :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I'll sometimes rather text. Definitely quicker to read, and the secondary context is nice. But now and then, someone will say something that looks one way on paper, but another with the right tone, expression and reaction. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 15:08, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::if the source is a thinly veiled press release, that will show and i will not use it. if it is a newspaper piece where a reporter interviewed folks and wrote an article, that is fine. not sure what you meant by "originated from" our office. anything really originated by your office is not independent and I won't use it. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:21, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Thanks. By 'originated from' I just meant that we may have made a public announcement which was then covered by the media in a news story - sorry for that not being clear. I'll read through the source information, thank you. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== some sources ==<br />
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gathering some sources that look use-able... [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:42, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Additional sources added to biography, biography as ombudsman, investigations that seem notable [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry, I'll mark any contribs to this section going forward. Thanks, still learning. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you did nothing wrong, i just wanted the notation of who provided the source for my benefit. btw, with regard to everything here, i am looking for sources that provide facts, not rhetoric. On the investigations, what i am looking for are sources that report tangible outcomes. e.g. the genetic testing source is pretty good (Ombudsman report results in tests being offered). The first G20 source is not useful (bunch of talk) and i won't use it; the second one is useful and I probably will. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 16:24, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Reviews of the book on ombudsmen:<br />
* http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/immigration-jobs-and-canadas-future/provincial-and-territorial-ombudsman-offices-in-canada-book-review/ (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2011/8.html (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.gouvernance.ca/publications/09-14.pdf (jytdog)<br />
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Other<br />
* Hyson http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2009/Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson http://www.revparl.ca/34/2/34n2_11e_Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/tsk-frc-rcmp-grc/_fl/archive-mbdsman-mdl-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* https://www.tarion.com/New-Home-Buyers/Ombudsperson/Documents/The%20Role%20of%20Ombudsmen%20in%20Canada%20and%20the%20United%20States%20-%20Bello%20Horizonte%20speech.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* walrus: http://thewalrus.ca/the-enemy-inside/ (jytdog)<br />
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some useful biography:<br />
* http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2004Biographies-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential.html?showall=1 (jytdog)<br />
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Investigations that ~seem~ notable:<br />
* LINH http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2166695-the-68-million-question/ (jytdog)<br />
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Andre Marin's link submissions (via Abursey):<br />
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Ontario Ombudsman investigations (via Abursey):<br />
* Newborn screening http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/did-she-miss-a-chance-to-boost-her-chances/article18152054/?page=all (Abursey)<br />
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-probe-in-lottery-scandal-not-over-yet-1.671793 and http://www.probability.ca/jeff/ftpdir/lotteryart.pdf (Abursey)<br />
* G20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-promises-ontario-has-yet-to-scrap-public-works-protection-act/article13242018/ and http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/11/ontario-replaces-g20-laws-allows-searches-on-courthouse-property (Abursey)<br />
* Operational stress injury (PTSD) with police http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/11/cornwall-police-make-dealing-with-ptsd-a-priority and [http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3491:opp-officers-agree-on-ptsd here] (Abursey)<br />
Biography as Ombudsman (via Abursey): <br />
* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-police-watchdog-under-investigation/article1320727/ (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=mr-andre-marin-dnd-cf-ombudsman/hnlhlx8s (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General/Investigative training course http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ (Abursey) <br />
* http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3014?folio=4#pg5 (Abursey)<br />
* Reappointment (Hansard) http://ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2010-06-01&Parl=39&Sess=2&locale=fr#P808_164619 (Abursey)<br />
* Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html (Abursey) <br />
* Canadian Lawyer Magazine 'most influential http://canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential/Page-3.html (Abursey)<br />
* Canadian Bar Association award http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General (not sure if this is usable because it's a Q&A) http://www.torontolife.com/informer/people/2013/10/08/andre-martin/ (Abursey)<br />
Re-appointment controversy (via Abursey):<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html (Abursey)<br />
* http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/?service=mobile (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/05/19/dalton_mcguinty_bends_on_watchdog_smears.html (Abursey)<br />
*http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/16/coyle_ombudsman_andr_marin_back_with_a_vengeance.html# (Abursey)<br />
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'''additional other side of the story sources:'''<br />
* [http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/ http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Don't think this was previously cited. Included this because it is by a well-respected political writer. It also addresses the concerns of accountability of this specific (Andre Marin) ombudsman, which underpins all the discourse of his "detractors" and the stories of "controversies." [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 20:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402 (via Lurker999)<br />
::Tenure at SIU: 21 months between 1996 and 1998; 300+ investigations; 5 charges laid; 0 convictions; sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution (one dismissal, one confidential settlement) [[User:Lurker999|Lurker999]] ([[User talk:Lurker999|talk]]) 23:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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*Progressive Conservative MPP Randy Hillier (Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington) criticized Marin's personal use of Twitter (discussing his daughter's dating habits), causing another delay of his report on Hydro One. <br />
https://twitter.com/randyhillier/status/575648730247987201 (via Thissilladia) [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:27, 11 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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;Notes on sources<br />
* General/investigative training course [http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ reference] contains a single line on the course. If that is all there is on "Sharpening Your Teeth," then that topic is not of encyclopedic interest. There needs to be substantial discussion in a reliable source, or I am not bringing it in. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* Unclear to me what "Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team" [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html reference] has to do with general bio as Ombudsman. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Marin created the group specifically for conducting the large-scale systemic investigations that not been done by the office previously. Sometimes the term 'SORT' is referenced in media coverage, so I added it as more of an explainer.[[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* I would appreciate it you would bring reliable sources discussing negatives. NPOV does not mean, not negative, and nobody is perfect. Some of us have glaring flaws, even. including me. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks. Work in progress - I just added more. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Edits today ==<br />
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In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=649682050&oldid=649679133 this dif], {{u|Mdann52}} took a big chunk of text out of the article, with edit note "no need to go into this much detail". Had done similar at [[David Paciocco]]. Here even more than there, the article needs careful review as it has been subject both to PROMO editing and denigrative editing, EACH of which violate BLP. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:07, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=next&oldid=649682949 this dif] is more appropriate thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:<small>Any chance we could add [https://twitter.com/RobbyRedpaw/status/572495429105000448 gym selfies, doggy pics and chili recipes?] [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 14:03, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC) </small><br />
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== article needs BLP protect.... ==<br />
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randomly saw this... I think this article needs full protection. His bio is a complete slam and textbook [[WP:UNDUE]] and now it's on Twitter? This would have been a great plotline for ''Parks & Recreation'', for one of the city politicians to have a Wikipedia profile that was being constantly vandalized... [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:No it does not. That would be disruptive. and your description isnot accurate. the vandalism is quite new and brief. prior to that the articles were being massaged by his PR staff. Wrong one way before, then briefly wrong the other way. it is now actually stubified. discussion of OTRS editor's approach is [[Talk:David_Paciocco#removal_of_tag_and_some_content...|here]] at a related article. Discussion about rebuilding (starting with gathering good sources) is above. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Obviously it does need to be protected and edited by neutral people. He's an ombudsman - his entire job is picking at public officials and cleaning house, so of course he's going to make enemies. It's been stubified so now 40 percent of his biography is about how much he sucks and "scandals" regarding his use of Twitter? And I thought the people of Syria had it bad living under ISIS.... may we all be protected from the cruel regime of André Marin and his bloody trail of Tweets, eh! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you want to take over. fine, i will step away. please make sure you take care of the other two articles as well. I am unwatching all of them. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::I'll try as soon as I can... André Marin is outside my house and he's armed with tweets!!!!!! aahhhhh send help!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhh now he's TWEETING from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!! ahhhh help me Sir Dave Coulier!!!!!! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 21:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Seeing as you're the boss now, anything I should do? [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 22:02, [[March 6]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::Hi Wikimandia, Jytdog diffused a bad situation and started to repair these pages. I'm really uncertain as to how your language above helps move these pages ahead. How does taking us back to a place where concerns of editors are being made fun of helpful? You have made it clear that you are already dismissing submissions by some of us, even with tons of sources from the Star, Globe & Mail, CTV, London Free Press, etc. It seems like you are going to bring us back to going through the whole thing again. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:31, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Blanking ==<br />
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FYI, I just restored a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650563986&oldid=650381923 blank] of the entire page. I have no idea what's going on with this article but it looks like quite the mess and the version I restored seems unbalanced. Please, if you have a problem with the content of the page, bring it up on the talk page and/or fix it with a reasonable explanation for what you're doing in the edit summary. Removing whole chunks of content or ''all'' of the content without discussion is not helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 13:20, 9 March 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650785134Talk:André Marin2015-03-10T17:31:52Z<p>Thissilladia: /* article needs BLP protect.... */</p>
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<div>{{WPBiography<br />
|living=yes<br />
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|listas=Marin, Andre<br />
|importance=low<br />
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{{WPCanada|living=yes|class=stub|importance=low|ppap=yes|on=yes}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Abursey|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks=COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AInedibleHulk&diff=649276529&oldid=649252578 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Eljaydubya|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks= COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AEljaydubya&diff=649391617&oldid=649391541 here]}}<br />
{{connected contributor|Thissilladia|André Maini}}<br />
{{connected contributor|CheckersBoard|André Marin}}<br />
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== Possible contradiction ==<br />
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The article states that Marin has pushed to have his mandate expanded to include the MUSH sector. But in the list of accomplishments, it lists several investigations he's conducted into municipal bodies. Could someone clarify this? It appears he already has at least some investigative power over municipalities (Government by Stealth, e.g.). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.15.67.135|74.15.67.135]] ([[User talk:74.15.67.135|talk]]) 01:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction over the MUSH sector, except for complaints about closed municipal meetings. (Please see the Ombudsman Act [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm] (s.2.1-2.6) for details about closed-meeting jurisdiction.)<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Abursey|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><br />
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== POV ==<br />
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There is way too much [[WP:RECENTISM]] and [[WP:UNDUE]] focus on the twitter controversy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. This is also not a place for [[WP:SOAPBOX|soapboxing]] or to [[WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS|right great wrongs]]. Please tone things down, and keep them high level. The twitter thing is ugly and should be discussed, but [[WP:NPOV]], please. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Here's an [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html actual council ruling] on what's basically the same sort of thing, except in a smaller, richer offline publication. Not suggesting we use the same law here, just something to ponder. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 10:27, [[March 1]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
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==COI==<br />
There also appears to be COI editing going on here, per the tags I have placed on the article itself and here. Not pretty. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== review ==<br />
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I started to carefully review this article, and the sourcing... sucks. Who's Who is pretty lame; ref #2 is an obscure book that is not available on line and that i would reckon few libraries have (totally OK, but not a great way to go for someone controversial), source #3 is a broken link; source #4 is the general website and while something in that website may support the content, this source does verify the content; source #5 doesn't support the content but is instead some random report produced by the office. Stepping back, a bunch of sources used are press releases from the office, and those are not [[WP:INDY|independent]] and should be avoided like the plague. <br />
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The best sources for Wikipedia content for controversial subjects are [[WP:INDY|independent]] - like articles from serious newspapers that fact-check.. and that are available online so everyone can verify content based on them. Official bios can be used sparingly. Blogs should be avoided, like press releases should be... (although official press releases can be very useful for the simple facts they are announcing - like a release announcing that Marin was appointed to X position on Y date... but only if those facts have clear biographical signicance, like an appointment to a major job. Not for some accomplishment that he is trying to get people to pay attention to - those are exactly the kind that are to be avoided, and where we need independent sourcing to show that it ''matters''). {{u|Eljaydubya}} and {{u|Abursey}}, since you work for the guy and you have an interest in this article, I'd like to ask you to find really good, independent, reliable sources about Marin's education, background, and current work, and post links to them here. Would you be willing to do that? Thanks. {{u|Thissilladia}} and {{u|CheckersBoard}} you are also very welcome to post links to reliable, independent sources that are not already in the article. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::no, those are still available in the history. the part that was poorly sourced, was the rest of the article, which I think you never looked at. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::I think this makes sense. A lot of the original content, to my understanding, was posted a few years ago, and should be cleaner. I would like to propose multiple sources - basically since some of the information in the news media may have actually originated from our office. We'll work on this. One question: Can a YouTube video be considered an official source (if it's a video of someone saying the item in question)? Thanks for the insight. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::everything should be [[WP:secondary]] sources. If the video is of, say a news broadcast, direct from whoever produced it, it may be OK (not reposted on youtube where it may have been edited). I generally find videos to be bad sources. We use sources 2 ways -- the editor who uses them needs to have read them, and read the other relevant literature, so that the content being generated is really NPOV and presents the mainstream view, giving appropriate [[WP:WEIGHT]], and secondly, they allow other editors and readers to [[WP:VERIFY|verify]] the content. For the latter purpose, using a video means somebody checking has to watch the damn thing and listen to find where the content is discussed. in my view, a big waste of time. text is best in my view. but yes, some videos are OK. this is all discussed in [[WP:RS]] [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::YouTube links can be timestamped by adding a "&t=4m20s" (or whatever time) to the URL. No need to watch the whole thing. And plenty of news outlets have their own official YouTube channels. Sticking to those should be fine. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 12:33, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::You can use them if you like... I will continue to avoid them. :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I'll sometimes rather text. Definitely quicker to read, and the secondary context is nice. But now and then, someone will say something that looks one way on paper, but another with the right tone, expression and reaction. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 15:08, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::if the source is a thinly veiled press release, that will show and i will not use it. if it is a newspaper piece where a reporter interviewed folks and wrote an article, that is fine. not sure what you meant by "originated from" our office. anything really originated by your office is not independent and I won't use it. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:21, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Thanks. By 'originated from' I just meant that we may have made a public announcement which was then covered by the media in a news story - sorry for that not being clear. I'll read through the source information, thank you. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== some sources ==<br />
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gathering some sources that look use-able... [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:42, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Additional sources added to biography, biography as ombudsman, investigations that seem notable [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry, I'll mark any contribs to this section going forward. Thanks, still learning. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you did nothing wrong, i just wanted the notation of who provided the source for my benefit. btw, with regard to everything here, i am looking for sources that provide facts, not rhetoric. On the investigations, what i am looking for are sources that report tangible outcomes. e.g. the genetic testing source is pretty good (Ombudsman report results in tests being offered). The first G20 source is not useful (bunch of talk) and i won't use it; the second one is useful and I probably will. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 16:24, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Reviews of the book on ombudsmen:<br />
* http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/immigration-jobs-and-canadas-future/provincial-and-territorial-ombudsman-offices-in-canada-book-review/ (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2011/8.html (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.gouvernance.ca/publications/09-14.pdf (jytdog)<br />
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Other<br />
* Hyson http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2009/Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson http://www.revparl.ca/34/2/34n2_11e_Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/tsk-frc-rcmp-grc/_fl/archive-mbdsman-mdl-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* https://www.tarion.com/New-Home-Buyers/Ombudsperson/Documents/The%20Role%20of%20Ombudsmen%20in%20Canada%20and%20the%20United%20States%20-%20Bello%20Horizonte%20speech.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* walrus: http://thewalrus.ca/the-enemy-inside/ (jytdog)<br />
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some useful biography:<br />
* http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2004Biographies-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential.html?showall=1 (jytdog)<br />
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Investigations that ~seem~ notable:<br />
* LINH http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2166695-the-68-million-question/ (jytdog)<br />
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Andre Marin's link submissions (via Abursey):<br />
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Ontario Ombudsman investigations (via Abursey):<br />
* Newborn screening http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/did-she-miss-a-chance-to-boost-her-chances/article18152054/?page=all (Abursey)<br />
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-probe-in-lottery-scandal-not-over-yet-1.671793 and http://www.probability.ca/jeff/ftpdir/lotteryart.pdf (Abursey)<br />
* G20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-promises-ontario-has-yet-to-scrap-public-works-protection-act/article13242018/ and http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/11/ontario-replaces-g20-laws-allows-searches-on-courthouse-property (Abursey)<br />
* Operational stress injury (PTSD) with police http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/11/cornwall-police-make-dealing-with-ptsd-a-priority and [http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3491:opp-officers-agree-on-ptsd here] (Abursey)<br />
Biography as Ombudsman (via Abursey): <br />
* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-police-watchdog-under-investigation/article1320727/ (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=mr-andre-marin-dnd-cf-ombudsman/hnlhlx8s (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General/Investigative training course http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ (Abursey) <br />
* http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3014?folio=4#pg5 (Abursey)<br />
* Reappointment (Hansard) http://ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2010-06-01&Parl=39&Sess=2&locale=fr#P808_164619 (Abursey)<br />
* Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html (Abursey) <br />
* Canadian Lawyer Magazine 'most influential http://canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential/Page-3.html (Abursey)<br />
* Canadian Bar Association award http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General (not sure if this is usable because it's a Q&A) http://www.torontolife.com/informer/people/2013/10/08/andre-martin/ (Abursey)<br />
Re-appointment controversy (via Abursey):<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html (Abursey)<br />
* http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/?service=mobile (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/05/19/dalton_mcguinty_bends_on_watchdog_smears.html (Abursey)<br />
*http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/16/coyle_ombudsman_andr_marin_back_with_a_vengeance.html# (Abursey)<br />
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'''additional other side of the story sources:'''<br />
* [http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/ http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Don't think this was previously cited. Included this because it is by a well-respected political writer. It also addresses the concerns of accountability of this specific (Andre Marin) ombudsman, which underpins all the discourse of his "detractors" and the stories of "controversies." [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 20:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402 (via Lurker999)<br />
::Tenure at SIU: 21 months between 1996 and 1998; 300+ investigations; 5 charges laid; 0 convictions; sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution (one dismissal, one confidential settlement) [[User:Lurker999|Lurker999]] ([[User talk:Lurker999|talk]]) 23:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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* General/investigative training course [http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ reference] contains a single line on the course. If that is all there is on "Sharpening Your Teeth," then that topic is not of encyclopedic interest. There needs to be substantial discussion in a reliable source, or I am not bringing it in. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* Unclear to me what "Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team" [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html reference] has to do with general bio as Ombudsman. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Marin created the group specifically for conducting the large-scale systemic investigations that not been done by the office previously. Sometimes the term 'SORT' is referenced in media coverage, so I added it as more of an explainer.[[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* I would appreciate it you would bring reliable sources discussing negatives. NPOV does not mean, not negative, and nobody is perfect. Some of us have glaring flaws, even. including me. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks. Work in progress - I just added more. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Edits today ==<br />
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In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=649682050&oldid=649679133 this dif], {{u|Mdann52}} took a big chunk of text out of the article, with edit note "no need to go into this much detail". Had done similar at [[David Paciocco]]. Here even more than there, the article needs careful review as it has been subject both to PROMO editing and denigrative editing, EACH of which violate BLP. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:07, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=next&oldid=649682949 this dif] is more appropriate thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:<small>Any chance we could add [https://twitter.com/RobbyRedpaw/status/572495429105000448 gym selfies, doggy pics and chili recipes?] [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 14:03, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC) </small><br />
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== article needs BLP protect.... ==<br />
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randomly saw this... I think this article needs full protection. His bio is a complete slam and textbook [[WP:UNDUE]] and now it's on Twitter? This would have been a great plotline for ''Parks & Recreation'', for one of the city politicians to have a Wikipedia profile that was being constantly vandalized... [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:No it does not. That would be disruptive. and your description isnot accurate. the vandalism is quite new and brief. prior to that the articles were being massaged by his PR staff. Wrong one way before, then briefly wrong the other way. it is now actually stubified. discussion of OTRS editor's approach is [[Talk:David_Paciocco#removal_of_tag_and_some_content...|here]] at a related article. Discussion about rebuilding (starting with gathering good sources) is above. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Obviously it does need to be protected and edited by neutral people. He's an ombudsman - his entire job is picking at public officials and cleaning house, so of course he's going to make enemies. It's been stubified so now 40 percent of his biography is about how much he sucks and "scandals" regarding his use of Twitter? And I thought the people of Syria had it bad living under ISIS.... may we all be protected from the cruel regime of André Marin and his bloody trail of Tweets, eh! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you want to take over. fine, i will step away. please make sure you take care of the other two articles as well. I am unwatching all of them. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::I'll try as soon as I can... André Marin is outside my house and he's armed with tweets!!!!!! aahhhhh send help!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhh now he's TWEETING from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!! ahhhh help me Sir Dave Coulier!!!!!! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 21:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Seeing as you're the boss now, anything I should do? [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 22:02, [[March 6]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::Hi Wikimandia, Jytdog diffused a bad situation and started to repair these pages. I'm really uncertain as to how your language above helps move these pages ahead. How does taking us back to a place where concerns of editors are being made fun of helpful? You have made it clear that you are already dismissing submissions by some of us, even with tons of sources from the Star, Globe & Mail, CTV, London Free Press, etc. It seems like you are going to bring us back to going through the whole thing again. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:31, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Blanking ==<br />
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FYI, I just restored a [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650563986&oldid=650381923 blank] of the entire page. I have no idea what's going on with this article but it looks like quite the mess and the version I restored seems unbalanced. Please, if you have a problem with the content of the page, bring it up on the talk page and/or fix it with a reasonable explanation for what you're doing in the edit summary. Removing whole chunks of content or ''all'' of the content without discussion is not helpful. [[User:Fyddlestix|Fyddlestix]] ([[User talk:Fyddlestix|talk]]) 13:20, 9 March 2015 (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jytdog&diff=650784265User talk:Jytdog2015-03-10T17:25:00Z<p>Thissilladia: /* /* Ontario Ombudsman/Andre Marin/David Paciocco */ COI */</p>
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hi - thanks for the tip - i had no idea - i chose it when i wrote an article on that company for uni and then just kept using it - that's what you get for doing stupid plays on words - i've put in a request to just change it to my name [[User:Bella.me.organic|Bella.me.organic]] ([[User talk:Bella.me.organic|talk]]) 03:05, 27 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
: great :) seems like you are knowledgeable about organic stuff - looking forward to seeing you around. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 03:06, 27 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== [[Somatics]] peer-review invitation ==<br />
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I recently rewrote the [[Somatics]] article, which [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Somatics&oldid=633047473 used to be] narrowly focused on an alt-med therapeutic technique but now has a much broader scope. You seem to be an expert on the application of MEDRS, so I wanted to invite you to give it a look and see what needs fixing. [[User:FourViolas|FourViolas]] ([[User talk:FourViolas|talk]]) 14:02, 27 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
:thanks for asking! I will have a look. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]])<br />
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== Censorship on GMO Controversies TALK page ==<br />
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I don't think it is right for you to censor my comments ( [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AGenetically_modified_food_controversies&diff=649067003&oldid=649049301 here]and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk%3AGenetically_modified_food_controversies&diff=649087439&oldid=649074343 here]) on the talk page about a real problem with the article. It only adds to the NPOV problem by silencing reasonable dissent. I received your comment about why you think such censorship was justified on my talk page [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:David_Tornheim#Note here]. You say this comment is about "editors" not content. My comment <i>is</i> about content, about how the content is slanted because of editor behavior, as exhibited by your response to my pointing out that fact by censoring it! If there is any place to talk about the problem that pervades the slanted editing of the page by a number of editors who all share the same slanted POV, I would think it would be talk page of the article, not having to go to every single editor of the article past and future to talk about that behavior--which I am sure you would accuse me of canvassing about as well anyway as you suggested you would do [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ADavid_Tornheim&diff=649086712&oldid=649086668 here]. This authoritarian kind of silencing of dissent and speaking about the very real problem on of the GMO articles seems very un-Wikipedian.[[User:David Tornheim|David Tornheim]] ([[User talk:David Tornheim|talk]]) 19:55, 27 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
:I cited [[WP:NPA]] and [[WP:TPG]] with regard to removing your comments. You don't mention either of those in your response. I suggest you base your discussion on policy and guidelines; they are what govern Wikipedia.<br />
: With regard to your concerns about content: it is one thing to say on an article Talk page: "The article doesn't cite Source A and it I believe it should because policy blah says blahblah" vs "The editors working on this article are biased and censoring content" The first is completely fine article Talk page discussion; the second is completely not fine. <br />
: with regard to your concerns about behavior, this is the last time I will say this. Please bring up the issues you have politely with the editors with whom you have a concern, on their Talk page. If you do not see a change in behavior, bring it to the notice board relevant to the policy you believe is being violated. That's how it works here. '''here'''<br />
: Finally, you have canvassed in that you went to several other editors - ones whom you thought would be sympathetic - to discuss your concerns about article content and the behavior of yet other editors. You were doing very straight up "community organizing" which is absolutely not allowed in WP. '''here.''' That is different from actually raising a concern about specific behavior, with the editor whose behavior you are concerned about. Very different. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 20:32, 27 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
::FYI, I mentioned the censorship issue [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:IjonTichyIjonTichy&action=edit&section=53 here]. I explained there why there was no "personal attack". [[User:David Tornheim|David Tornheim]] ([[User talk:David Tornheim|talk]]) 11:37, 28 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::I have read that, and the discussion at Dielectric's Talk page too. Everyone is telling you the same thing, and you are not listening. It is sad to see. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 13:46, 28 February 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Re:COI==<br />
Hello Jytdog - Just wanted you to know that I responded to you on Jim Webb's talk page. ([[User:Webbfooter|Webbfooter]] ([[User talk:Webbfooter|talk]]) 06:56, 1 March 2015 (UTC))<br />
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Hi Jytdog - I responded to your comments on my talk page and the COI noticeboard re the Ontario Ombudsman issues. Thanks so much for the advice and assistance. [[User:Eljaydubya|Eljaydubya]] ([[User talk:Eljaydubya|talk]]) 16:21, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::thanks, both of you, I have responded in each place. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 16:35, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Napoleon says==<br />
"N'interrompez jamais un ennemi qui est en train de faire une erreur." [[User:Short Brigade Harvester Boris|Short Brigade Harvester Boris]] ([[User talk:Short Brigade Harvester Boris|talk]]) 01:42, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: :) but i am no such great general. i do hear you. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 01:43, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== /* Ontario Ombudsman/Andre Marin/David Paciocco */ COI ==<br />
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I was fine with where everything was, including the note you left with FriendlyBillingsgate, until I read InedibleHulk's latest accusation on the COI Notice Board. There is absolutely no logic that finds FriendlyBillingsgate's message of COI concern as a personal Attack, but nothing that 'Hulk has said, including this latest. You really have to be kidding. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Thissilladia|contribs]]) 02:46, 2 March 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
:please let it go. big side show. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 02:59, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::ok [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 03:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::Hi Jytdog, I placed this on the Marin talk page last night, in regards to asking for source submissions:<br />
:::Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? Thissilladia (talk) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Thissilladia|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
::::no. and i just answered on the talk page. thanks for following up. i plan on working on this over the weekend. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 17:27, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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H Jytdog, I just rad the note that said you were handing over guidance of the Andre Marin and the Ontario Ombudsman pages to another editor. You had said in another note that you would stay on and ensure balance and I think you have done a very good job of diffusing the situation. The language of the new editor (on the Marin Talk page)who has taken over from you does not inspire confidence in achieving balance. She has made it quite clear that she has no knowledge of the twitter/controversies surrounding Marin, their weight nor is she interested; she has only made light of these: "Marin is outside my house right now tweeting" etc. Is it possible for you to stay on until they achieve some measure of stability? It now feels like the whole thing is just going to start all over again. [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 17:24, 10 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== COI ==<br />
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Wow indeed. [[User:Capitalismojo|Capitalismojo]] ([[User talk:Capitalismojo|talk]]) 04:14, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Thanks for catching my incredibly sloppy typing too late in the night on National Practitioner Data Bank; I rewrote it. '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 04:40, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: my pleasure! [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 04:41, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== I knew I should have clarified better ==<br />
(Taking this here because it's starting to veer off topic for the AfD.)<br />
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Thing is, I (A) wasn't sure whether genital mutilation qualified as gendered violence (and was using the other article as a reference - my faulty assumption was that you took it down because you thought it didn't), and (B) had somehow mixed up castration (which is generally voluntary) with circumcision (which usually isn't). In retrospect, both were rather ridiculous errors - I should probably stop with the late-night editing. Again, sorry for the trouble. Cheers, [[User:Mr. Random|Random]] <sup>[[User talk:Mr. Random|(?)]]</sup> 07:16, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:It's OK. You've been quite decent about apologizing/explaining - thanks for that. Thinking about the motivations of other editors is never a good idea; things go better when we all focus on content/sources (what is actually written) as much as possible, and only start to think about behavior (not motivation) of other editors - what they write, where they write, how they use "undo (concrete, verifiable behaviors) if behavior is problematic. Try to stay concrete. Good luck. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 12:49, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair enough, and thanks. In any case, I agree with you about the gender parity thing (I even pointed it out myself earlier), though still not that that warrants article deletion. But hey, to each their own, and if it's kept, I'd definitely support some form of protection - until 8chan leaves this place alone, at the very least. [[User:Mr. Random|Random]] <sup>[[User talk:Mr. Random|(?)]]</sup> 13:39, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Articles for deletion/Violence against men (4th nomination) Question on process ==<br />
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Hello Jytdog, I am rather new to wikipedia editing, you seem experienced, so I have a question to you. Would it be possible to limit editing rights on the violence against men article? I absolutly see your point that it attracts a lot of rubbish. But I do think that it is relevant and a good article could be written. So would it be possible that a few people, who show the goodwill to do this properly, create a good article and afterwards it is blocked from further editing? Kind Regards, [[User:Lucentcalendar|Lucentcalendar]] ([[User talk:Lucentcalendar|talk]]) 08:36, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:There are very levels of [[WP:PP|page protection]] - broadly: anybody; registered users only; auto-confirmed only: reviewers only ("pending changes"), administrators only. The policy I just linked to there explains them and how they are used. There is a very strong emphasis in the policy to toward keeping articles as unprotected as possible, per our mission to be an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. There needs to be a demonstrated history of abuse on the article to protect it. I imagine this article would get some level of protection eventually. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 12:45, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Thank you for your anwer, I think this level "Pending changes protection" would look like the right thing. I will suggest that on the comment page of the article.[[User:Lucentcalendar|Lucentcalendar]] ([[User talk:Lucentcalendar|talk]]) 13:14, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::it can't be imposed until there is a demonstrated problem... you are free to try, of course. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 13:15, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::: Try is the best one can do ;-), I am really frustrated about all these articles around gender topics. My personal believe is that it would be possible to create, short, concise, and non-controversial articles. However, as long as both male and female related articles are nothing but a collage of hatred one group supposedly shows towards the other, we are going nowhere. But again, who am I to judge, I can only try.[[User:Lucentcalendar|Lucentcalendar]] ([[User talk:Lucentcalendar|talk]]) 13:41, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Copyvio==<br />
In these edits [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maggot_therapy&diff=649526251&oldid=649508872] you removed content as a copyvio<br />
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It is actually liveleaks.com that copied from use. We had the content first per [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:DeDe4Truth#Interesting]. [[User:Doc James|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Doc James|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Doc James|email]]) 19:50, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Oh thanks for telling me!! I will-self revert. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 19:56, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::There of course might be other reasons to remove it. DeDe4Truth does not really get how thing work. [[User:Doc James|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Doc James|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Doc James|email]]) 20:07, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::that is clear! i don't like to make invalid edits though... am not done working that over and will re-look at that and other content. thanks again! [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 20:08, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Logging ==<br />
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Don't forget the log the DS sanction notifications. [[User:Guettarda|Guettarda]] ([[User talk:Guettarda|talk]]) 16:59, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:{{u|Guettarda}} (pinging, as i don't know if you are watching) - Thank you! [[Template:Ds/alert]] says that the alerts are automatically logged, and that is what i assumed happened.... is that wrong? Happy to do whatever is appropriate. Thanks again [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 17:06, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::You're right, I was out of date. My first reaction to your notification was "surely he was notified before", and I checked the log on the AC page, and found none, but didn't see your notification either. Had I paid attention, I would have noticed that the log ended in 2014 (probably with the implementation of the new DS system). [[User:Guettarda|Guettarda]] ([[User talk:Guettarda|talk]]) 18:47, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:::Thanks for clarifying. I am only starting to learn about the complexities of arbcom/DS (I always have just stayed as far away from all that as i could) and appreciate your intention to help me do things right. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 18:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Talkback==<br />
{{talkback|Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard|Premia Spine Limited and many others|ts=17:51, 3 March 2015 (UTC)}}<br />
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==Nuklear==<br />
I was wandering how do you know this is Nuklear [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cloxacillin&diff=prev&oldid=649830908], and why these synthesis-adding edits are disruptive? [[User:Materialscientist|Materialscientist]] ([[User talk:Materialscientist|talk]]) 12:23, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: just left a message on your talk page! :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 12:24, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Yes it is Nuklear. This user has been attempting to add copyrighted information for a long time. His socks pop up on our copy and paste detection system fairly frequently. Always the same. Synthesize information from some 1970s textbook. Sigh [[User:Doc James|<span style="color:#0000f1">'''Doc James'''</span>]] ([[User talk:Doc James|talk]] · [[Special:Contributions/Doc James|contribs]] · [[Special:EmailUser/Doc James|email]]) 20:01, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::thanks! he was on a roll today. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 20:02, 4 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Stop the mean edits!!! --[[Special:Contributions/207.241.247.150|207.241.247.150]] ([[User talk:207.241.247.150|talk]]) ==<br />
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Jytdog, you are clearly making edits that break [[WP:NPOV]].--[[Special:Contributions/207.241.247.150|207.241.247.150]] ([[User talk:207.241.247.150|talk]]) 20:13, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Please keep the discussion on the [[Naturopathy]] talk page. Thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 20:19, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Thanks ==<br />
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Thanks for your efforts restoring the copyvio tags. In the future, I'll use it instead of speedy delete when I have any doubt that not all the article is copyvio. [[Special:Contributions/67.131.235.220|67.131.235.220]] ([[User talk:67.131.235.220|talk]]) 01:12, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== RfC on exception to OUTING policy for editors advertising Wikipedia editing services for pay ==<br />
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Speaking purely as an editor, not with any hats,, I think that anything relating to outing needs to be publicised at the [[WP:Village pump (policy)]] and [[WP:CENT]]. I see that the policy has already been changed with comparatively little input at an earlier RfC. Because of my hats, I'm not doing this myself. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 16:14, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thank you! Will do that now. Really thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 16:51, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Username change requested ==<br />
Sorry about the name violation...not intentional at all! I set up the new user name Mustangsdtpa, but how do I delete this user name? --[[User:Playbookpr|Playbookpr]] ([[User talk:Playbookpr|talk]]) 19:43, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:When the request is processed, the name will be changed, so the old name will be gone.<br />
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==WP:UNDUE actually applies to your revert, not my contribution==<br />
The idea that the DSM-5 is an authoritative source for information regarding the etiology of dementia is a minority opinion and the sources I cited were in fact mainstream. The NIMH is certainly representative of mainstream opinion and not of a minority, let alone a "very tiny minority", as is necessary to satisfy requirement for something to be a violation of WP:UNDUE. <br />
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Please do not revert it again. It is a sourced contribution. If you don't like it, try improving it instead of erasing it. Wikipedia is about contributions, not destruction. [[Special:Contributions/24.236.138.19|24.236.138.19]] ([[User talk:24.236.138.19|talk]]) 21:21, 7 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Please discuss on the article Talk page, thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 22:20, 7 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Threatening new users on GMO articles who try to create balance ==<br />
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You are continuing to threaten new users who try to balance the GMO articles. This is a problem which I explained to you before and needs to stop. It has a similar affect as the canvassing you accused me of. Please work constructively to find consensus ON THE TALK PAGE of the article rather than threaten them with allegations of "edit warring", etc. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMaxwellBarr&diff=650060674&oldid=650021852 This is the latest incident.] [[User:David Tornheim|David Tornheim]] ([[User talk:David Tornheim|talk]]) 23:02, 7 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:I disagree, that this was in any way out of line. I invite you to bring me to ANI over this. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog#top|talk]]) 23:04, 7 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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==Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion==<br />
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Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring]] regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on [[Wikipedia:Edit warring|edit warring]]. <!--Template:An3-notice--> Thank you. <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Spearmind|Spearmind]] ([[User talk:Spearmind|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Spearmind|contribs]]) 19:27, 9 March 2015</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --></div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650482122Talk:André Marin2015-03-08T18:39:59Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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{{connected contributor|Eljaydubya|André Marin|declared=yes|otherlinks= COI declared [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User%3AEljaydubya&diff=649391617&oldid=649391541 here]}}<br />
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== Possible contradiction ==<br />
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The article states that Marin has pushed to have his mandate expanded to include the MUSH sector. But in the list of accomplishments, it lists several investigations he's conducted into municipal bodies. Could someone clarify this? It appears he already has at least some investigative power over municipalities (Government by Stealth, e.g.). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/74.15.67.135|74.15.67.135]] ([[User talk:74.15.67.135|talk]]) 01:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--><br />
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The Office of the Ontario Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction over the MUSH sector, except for complaints about closed municipal meetings. (Please see the Ombudsman Act [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o06_e.htm] (s.2.1-2.6) for details about closed-meeting jurisdiction.)<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Abursey|contribs]]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --><br />
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== POV ==<br />
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There is way too much [[WP:RECENTISM]] and [[WP:UNDUE]] focus on the twitter controversy. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, [[WP:NOTNEWS]]. This is also not a place for [[WP:SOAPBOX|soapboxing]] or to [[WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS|right great wrongs]]. Please tone things down, and keep them high level. The twitter thing is ugly and should be discussed, but [[WP:NPOV]], please. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:Here's an [http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/01/21/press_council_rules_on_complaint_against_star.html actual council ruling] on what's basically the same sort of thing, except in a smaller, richer offline publication. Not suggesting we use the same law here, just something to ponder. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 10:27, [[March 1]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
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==COI==<br />
There also appears to be COI editing going on here, per the tags I have placed on the article itself and here. Not pretty. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:51, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== review ==<br />
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I started to carefully review this article, and the sourcing... sucks. Who's Who is pretty lame; ref #2 is an obscure book that is not available on line and that i would reckon few libraries have (totally OK, but not a great way to go for someone controversial), source #3 is a broken link; source #4 is the general website and while something in that website may support the content, this source does verify the content; source #5 doesn't support the content but is instead some random report produced by the office. Stepping back, a bunch of sources used are press releases from the office, and those are not [[WP:INDY|independent]] and should be avoided like the plague. <br />
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The best sources for Wikipedia content for controversial subjects are [[WP:INDY|independent]] - like articles from serious newspapers that fact-check.. and that are available online so everyone can verify content based on them. Official bios can be used sparingly. Blogs should be avoided, like press releases should be... (although official press releases can be very useful for the simple facts they are announcing - like a release announcing that Marin was appointed to X position on Y date... but only if those facts have clear biographical signicance, like an appointment to a major job. Not for some accomplishment that he is trying to get people to pay attention to - those are exactly the kind that are to be avoided, and where we need independent sourcing to show that it ''matters''). {{u|Eljaydubya}} and {{u|Abursey}}, since you work for the guy and you have an interest in this article, I'd like to ask you to find really good, independent, reliable sources about Marin's education, background, and current work, and post links to them here. Would you be willing to do that? Thanks. {{u|Thissilladia}} and {{u|CheckersBoard}} you are also very welcome to post links to reliable, independent sources that are not already in the article. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:03, 1 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:: Are you referring to sources not in the article as it currently appears? (ie: stub), or do you mean before it was stubbed. Do you need me to resubmit the articles I had used in the controversies section? [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 05:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::no, those are still available in the history. the part that was poorly sourced, was the rest of the article, which I think you never looked at. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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::I think this makes sense. A lot of the original content, to my understanding, was posted a few years ago, and should be cleaner. I would like to propose multiple sources - basically since some of the information in the news media may have actually originated from our office. We'll work on this. One question: Can a YouTube video be considered an official source (if it's a video of someone saying the item in question)? Thanks for the insight. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:01, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::everything should be [[WP:secondary]] sources. If the video is of, say a news broadcast, direct from whoever produced it, it may be OK (not reposted on youtube where it may have been edited). I generally find videos to be bad sources. We use sources 2 ways -- the editor who uses them needs to have read them, and read the other relevant literature, so that the content being generated is really NPOV and presents the mainstream view, giving appropriate [[WP:WEIGHT]], and secondly, they allow other editors and readers to [[WP:VERIFY|verify]] the content. For the latter purpose, using a video means somebody checking has to watch the damn thing and listen to find where the content is discussed. in my view, a big waste of time. text is best in my view. but yes, some videos are OK. this is all discussed in [[WP:RS]] [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:20, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::YouTube links can be timestamped by adding a "&t=4m20s" (or whatever time) to the URL. No need to watch the whole thing. And plenty of news outlets have their own official YouTube channels. Sticking to those should be fine. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 12:33, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::::You can use them if you like... I will continue to avoid them. :) [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 14:32, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::::I'll sometimes rather text. Definitely quicker to read, and the secondary context is nice. But now and then, someone will say something that looks one way on paper, but another with the right tone, expression and reaction. [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 15:08, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC)<br />
::::if the source is a thinly veiled press release, that will show and i will not use it. if it is a newspaper piece where a reporter interviewed folks and wrote an article, that is fine. not sure what you meant by "originated from" our office. anything really originated by your office is not independent and I won't use it. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 15:21, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Thanks. By 'originated from' I just meant that we may have made a public announcement which was then covered by the media in a news story - sorry for that not being clear. I'll read through the source information, thank you. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:31, 2 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== some sources ==<br />
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gathering some sources that look use-able... [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 02:42, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:Additional sources added to biography, biography as ombudsman, investigations that seem notable [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:50, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Sorry, I'll mark any contribs to this section going forward. Thanks, still learning. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 15:55, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you did nothing wrong, i just wanted the notation of who provided the source for my benefit. btw, with regard to everything here, i am looking for sources that provide facts, not rhetoric. On the investigations, what i am looking for are sources that report tangible outcomes. e.g. the genetic testing source is pretty good (Ombudsman report results in tests being offered). The first G20 source is not useful (bunch of talk) and i won't use it; the second one is useful and I probably will. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 16:24, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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Reviews of the book on ombudsmen:<br />
* http://policyoptions.irpp.org/issues/immigration-jobs-and-canadas-future/provincial-and-territorial-ombudsman-offices-in-canada-book-review/ (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/UTasLawRw/2011/8.html (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.gouvernance.ca/publications/09-14.pdf (jytdog)<br />
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* Hyson http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/papers-2009/Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson http://www.revparl.ca/34/2/34n2_11e_Hyson.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* Hyson https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/cntrng-crm/tsk-frc-rcmp-grc/_fl/archive-mbdsman-mdl-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* https://www.tarion.com/New-Home-Buyers/Ombudsperson/Documents/The%20Role%20of%20Ombudsmen%20in%20Canada%20and%20the%20United%20States%20-%20Bello%20Horizonte%20speech.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* walrus: http://thewalrus.ca/the-enemy-inside/ (jytdog)<br />
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* http://www.cacole.ca/confere-reunion/pastCon/pdf/2004Biographies-eng.pdf (jytdog)<br />
* http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential.html?showall=1 (jytdog)<br />
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* LINH http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2166695-the-68-million-question/ (jytdog)<br />
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Andre Marin's link submissions (via Abursey):<br />
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Ontario Ombudsman investigations (via Abursey):<br />
* Newborn screening http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/did-she-miss-a-chance-to-boost-her-chances/article18152054/?page=all (Abursey)<br />
* Ontario Lottery and Gaming http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/police-probe-in-lottery-scandal-not-over-yet-1.671793 and http://www.probability.ca/jeff/ftpdir/lotteryart.pdf (Abursey)<br />
* G20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/despite-promises-ontario-has-yet-to-scrap-public-works-protection-act/article13242018/ and http://www.torontosun.com/2014/12/11/ontario-replaces-g20-laws-allows-searches-on-courthouse-property (Abursey)<br />
* Operational stress injury (PTSD) with police http://www.standard-freeholder.com/2013/09/11/cornwall-police-make-dealing-with-ptsd-a-priority and [http://www.kenoraonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3491:opp-officers-agree-on-ptsd here] (Abursey)<br />
Biography as Ombudsman (via Abursey): <br />
* http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ontario-police-watchdog-under-investigation/article1320727/ (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=mr-andre-marin-dnd-cf-ombudsman/hnlhlx8s (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General/Investigative training course http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ (Abursey) <br />
* http://www.lawyersweekly-digital.com/lawyersweekly/3014?folio=4#pg5 (Abursey)<br />
* Reappointment (Hansard) http://ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2010-06-01&Parl=39&Sess=2&locale=fr#P808_164619 (Abursey)<br />
* Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html (Abursey) <br />
* Canadian Lawyer Magazine 'most influential http://canadianlawyermag.com/5220/The-Top-25-Most-Influential/Page-3.html (Abursey)<br />
* Canadian Bar Association award http://www.cba.org/CBA/News/2012_Releases/2012-08-10-johntait-eng.aspx (Abursey)<br />
* General (not sure if this is usable because it's a Q&A) http://www.torontolife.com/informer/people/2013/10/08/andre-martin/ (Abursey)<br />
Re-appointment controversy (via Abursey):<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2010/05/28/staff_say_ombudsman_andr_marins_office_plagued_by_culture_of_fear.html (Abursey)<br />
* http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tables-are-turned-as-ontario-ombudsmans-expenses-come-under-scrutiny/article1211354/?service=mobile (Abursey)<br />
* http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/05/19/dalton_mcguinty_bends_on_watchdog_smears.html (Abursey)<br />
*http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/16/coyle_ombudsman_andr_marin_back_with_a_vengeance.html# (Abursey)<br />
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'''additional other side of the story sources:'''<br />
* [http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/ http://www.counterweights.ca/2010/06/how-good-a-job-has-andre-marin-really-done-as-ontario-ombudsman/] (via Thissilladia)<br />
::Don't think this was previously cited. Included this because it is by a well-respected political writer. It also addresses the concerns of accountability of this specific (Andre Marin) ombudsman, which underpins all the discourse of his "detractors" and the stories of "controversies." [[User:Thissilladia|Thissilladia]] ([[User talk:Thissilladia|talk]]) 20:42, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402 (via Lurker999)<br />
::Tenure at SIU: 21 months between 1996 and 1998; 300+ investigations; 5 charges laid; 0 convictions; sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution (one dismissal, one confidential settlement) [[User:Lurker999|Lurker999]] ([[User talk:Lurker999|talk]]) 23:36, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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* General/investigative training course [http://www.torontolife.com/informer/features/2013/11/27/most-influential-people-toronto-2013/35/ reference] contains a single line on the course. If that is all there is on "Sharpening Your Teeth," then that topic is not of encyclopedic interest. There needs to be substantial discussion in a reliable source, or I am not bringing it in. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Fair. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* Unclear to me what "Systemic investigations/Special Ombudsman Response Team" [https://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/ontairo-ombudsman-says-toronto-police-appear-lack-public-165520132.html reference] has to do with general bio as Ombudsman. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Marin created the group specifically for conducting the large-scale systemic investigations that not been done by the office previously. Sometimes the term 'SORT' is referenced in media coverage, so I added it as more of an explainer.[[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
* I would appreciate it you would bring reliable sources discussing negatives. NPOV does not mean, not negative, and nobody is perfect. Some of us have glaring flaws, even. including me. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:38, 5 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Thanks. Work in progress - I just added more. [[User:Abursey|Abursey]] ([[User talk:Abursey|talk]]) 00:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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== Edits today ==<br />
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In [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=649682050&oldid=649679133 this dif], {{u|Mdann52}} took a big chunk of text out of the article, with edit note "no need to go into this much detail". Had done similar at [[David Paciocco]]. Here even more than there, the article needs careful review as it has been subject both to PROMO editing and denigrative editing, EACH of which violate BLP. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:07, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=next&oldid=649682949 this dif] is more appropriate thanks. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
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:<small>Any chance we could add [https://twitter.com/RobbyRedpaw/status/572495429105000448 gym selfies, doggy pics and chili recipes?] [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 14:03, [[March 3]], [[2015]] (UTC) </small><br />
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== article needs BLP protect.... ==<br />
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randomly saw this... I think this article needs full protection. His bio is a complete slam and textbook [[WP:UNDUE]] and now it's on Twitter? This would have been a great plotline for ''Parks & Recreation'', for one of the city politicians to have a Wikipedia profile that was being constantly vandalized... [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:06, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:No it does not. That would be disruptive. and your description isnot accurate. the vandalism is quite new and brief. prior to that the articles were being massaged by his PR staff. Wrong one way before, then briefly wrong the other way. it is now actually stubified. discussion of OTRS editor's approach is [[Talk:David_Paciocco#removal_of_tag_and_some_content...|here]] at a related article. Discussion about rebuilding (starting with gathering good sources) is above. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:24, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::Obviously it does need to be protected and edited by neutral people. He's an ombudsman - his entire job is picking at public officials and cleaning house, so of course he's going to make enemies. It's been stubified so now 40 percent of his biography is about how much he sucks and "scandals" regarding his use of Twitter? And I thought the people of Syria had it bad living under ISIS.... may we all be protected from the cruel regime of André Marin and his bloody trail of Tweets, eh! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 20:52, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::you want to take over. fine, i will step away. please make sure you take care of the other two articles as well. I am unwatching all of them. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 20:54, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
::::I'll try as soon as I can... André Marin is outside my house and he's armed with tweets!!!!!! aahhhhh send help!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhhh now he's TWEETING from INSIDE THE HOUSE!!!!!! ahhhh help me Sir Dave Coulier!!!!!! [[User:Wikimandia|Wikimandia]] ([[User talk:Wikimandia|talk]]) 21:21, 6 March 2015 (UTC)<br />
:::::Seeing as you're the boss now, anything I should do? [[User:InedibleHulk|InedibleHulk]] [[User_Talk:InedibleHulk|(talk)]] 22:02, [[March 6]], [[2015]] (UTC)</div>Thissilladiahttps://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andr%C3%A9_Marin&diff=650255063André Marin2015-03-07T05:28:33Z<p>Thissilladia: </p>
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'''André Marin''' (born January 12, 1965) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] lawyer and [[Ombudsman]]. He was appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario by the [[Ontario Legislative Assembly]] on April 1, 2005 and was reappointed on June 1, 2010 to a second five-year term. Before 2005, he was the first Ombudsman for the [[Canadian Armed Forces]]<ref>{{cite book |title= [[Canadian Who’s Who 2011]] |publisher= [[Third Sector Publishing]] |location=Orillia |year= 2011 |isbn= 978-0-921173-27-4 |page= 792}}</ref> and Director of the Ontario [[Special Investigations Unit]].<ref>{{cite book |editor1-first= Stewart |editor1-last= Hyson |title= [[Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada]] |publisher= [[University of Toronto Press]] |year= 2009 |isbn= 978-1-4426-4067-2 |page= 200}}</ref><br />
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== Early career ==<br />
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After graduating with civil and common law degrees from the [[University of Ottawa]]'s National Program,<ref>See the University of Ottawa's website, which lists Marin's degrees. http://www.droitcivil.uottawa.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2303&lang=fr</ref> Marin worked as an assistant Crown attorney and part-time professor of law in [[Ottawa]], [[Canada]] until 1996. <br />
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From September 1996 to June 1998, he was Director of Ontario’s [[Special Investigations Unit]] (SIU), Canada’s only independent civilian agency for investigating incidents in which police officers have caused serious injury or death.<ref>Website of the Ontario Special Investigations Unit. http://www.siu.on.ca/en/index.php</ref> In his 21 months as director of the SIU, Marin clashed with police unions for not cooperating with investigations. He conducted over 300 investigations, leading to no prosecutions. He was sued twice for malicious prosecution, he was absolved of any wrongdoing in the investigation of the shooting death of a 16-year old and a lawsuit against him by a police officer was settled out of court after a judge refused to dismiss the charges against Marin.<ref name="Wrong Person">{{cite news|title=Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say|url=http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=0a9cbe2d-58f1-4d29-8ce1-9e081b2f1402|accessdate=7 March 2015|work=National Post|agency=Canwest News Service|date=June 10, 2007}}</ref> <br />
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In June 1998, Marin became Canada’s first military Ombudsman, responsible for the investigation of complaints from members of the Canadian forces. He created the “Special Ombudsman Response Team” (SORT) for investigating broad systemic issues, such as [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] among soldiers, compensation for the families of soldiers who are killed or wounded, and chemical agent testing during World War II.<ref>See, for example, reports "The Way Forward" and "Systemic Treatment of CF Members with PTSD": http://www.ombudsman.forces.gc.ca/rep-rap/sr-rs/index-eng.asp</ref> <br />
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The 2006 workplace assessment conducted by the Canadian [[Department of National Defence]] (DND) and commissioned by Marin's successor, Yves Côté, in the wake of Marin’s seven-year tenure found that he left a dysfunctional workplace, rife with complaints and 150 staff departures.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds">{{cite news|last1=Bruser|first1=David|last2=Welsh|first2=Moira|title=André Marin left dysfunction and discontent as military ombud|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/2010/06/02/andr_marin_left_dysfunction_and_discontent_as_military_ombud.html|accessdate= February 28, 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=June 02, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Marin Expires">{{cite news|last1=Ferguson|first1=Rob|title=Ombudsman André Marin, other watchdogs must reapply when contracts expire|url=http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/02/25/ombudsman-andr-marin-other-watchdogs-must-reapply-when-contracts-expire.html|accessdate=27 February 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=February 25, 2014}}</ref> The report found the human resources department "may actually be contributing to inefficiency in the organization” and that "adversarial investigations were anticipated and encouraged" during Marin's tenure.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> On Marin’s departure, the report stated that staff expressed “overwhelming relief . . . to see the new leadership take its place.”<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /> In 2010, upon learning of the DND’s negative report on Marin’s tenure as the Canadian Military Ombudsman, Marin’s predecessor as Ontario Ombudsman, Clare Lewis, commented that he would not have supported Marin’s appointment.<ref name="Dsyfunctional Ombuds" /><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ombudsman.on.ca/ Ombudsman Ontario]<br />
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