The NDP pushed for amendments to make the patient ombudsman more independent and strength the child advocate's mandate, but the Liberals voted them down. ...
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Liberals to exempt Toronto from provincial ombudsman oversight
The Toronto ombudsman office, which was created under 2006 provincial legislation, strongly opposed having the provincial office be given oversight on the city. ...
Child advocate calls government’s reasons for restricting his mandate ‘ludicrous’
The provincial advocate for children and youth has been calling for an increased mandate for six years, but this week the dispute escalated after the government stonewalled his request to amend its transparency legislati ...
Public sector accountability bill beseiged with complaints during committee hearing
While some witnesses seemed to be simply griping about more oversight, there are at least six significant concerns the Liberals will have to grapple with before amendments are made next week. ...
Tighten lobbyist rules and exempt universities from oversight, committee told
The province's integrity commissioner and the senior policy advisor of the Council of Ontario Universities were among the witnesses who urged changes to the government's public sector accountability legislation. ...