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Ontario ombudsman to investigate education payments to parents

Ontario’s ombudsman has announced an investigation into a pandemic education policy announced by the Ford government that gave parents cash to boost their children’s learning. The ombudsman, Paul Dubé, announced Monday he would be launching a “systemic investigation” into direct payments handed out by the Ministry of Education to parents. …

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Ontario patient ombudsman sees 33 per cent surge in complaints: report

TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says his office has seen a 33 per cent increase in complaints, and noted a “troubling” trend in problems accessing primary care. Craig Thompson, the province’s patient ombudsman, released his office’s annual report Wednesday with its findings. His office received 4,388 complaints over the 2022-23 …

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‘Excruciating delays’ at Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board: Ombudsman report

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 4, 2023 11:08 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s ombudsman says a backlog of cases at the Landlord and Tenant Board has grown to 38,000 and it is taking an average of seven or eight months — …

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Rising complaints on Ontario health care quality: patient ombudsman report

TORONTO — Ontario’s patient ombudsman says he has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health-care system and an increase in use of force by hospital security. The findings come in the patient ombudsman’s annual report released today. There were more than 3,300 complaints …

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