Dubé, Paul (ombudsman)
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Mr. Paul Dubé was sworn in as Ontario's seventh Ombudsman on April 1, 2016. Since then, he has released reports on four major systemic investigations, with more than 100 recommendations - all of which were accepted by government. Among then, his June 2016 report, “A Matter of Life and Death”, called for police to be better trained in de-escalating conflict situations, and his August 2016 report, “Nowhere to Turn”, recommended reforms to services for adults with developmental disabilities who are in crisis. His most recent report, “Out of Oversight, Out of Mind”, was released in April 2017, and recommended overhauling the province’s flawed system for the placement and tracking of inmates in segregation. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Mr. Dubé spent his adolescence in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, and received his Bachelor of Laws at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and his Juris Doctor degree in law at the University of Windsor. Mr. Dubé began his legal career in private practice in New Brunswick, specializing in criminal litigation and demonstrating an unwavering commitment to the protection of rights conferred by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the promotion of procedural fairness. He was an instructor at the New Brunswick Bar Admission Course on Criminal Procedure for seven years. As a result of work with Legal Aid New Brunswick, Mr. Dubé was a co-recipient of the Canadian Bar Association Pro Bono Award in 2003. In 2008, Mr. Dubé was appointed federal Taxpayers’ Ombudsman and tasked with the creation of a new office to uphold the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Mr. Dubé has also been actively involved in the ombudsman community, serving two terms as a member of the Board of Directors of the Forum of Canadian Ombudsman, where he contributed to discussions and decisions on a variety of issues, such as governance and continuing education. In November 2016, Mr. Dubé was named the International Ombudsman Institute’s Regional President for North America.
Mr. Paul Dubé
Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario
Bell Trinity Square
483 Bay Street, 10th Floor, South Tower
Toronto
(ON)
M5G 2C9
Telephone 1 : 1-800-263-1830
Fax : 416-586-3485
Email : info@ombudsman.on.ca
Web : www.ombudsman.on.ca
Last Update : 2017-06-27
