ALLOW THE ONTARIO OMBUDSMAN INTO MUNICIPALITIES!

"Ontario remains the only province in Canada where citizens cannot turn to their
Ombudsman if, for example, they have a problem with a hospital. The situation is similar
for long-term care facilities, children's aid societies, school boards or police. My office
hears complaints from thousands of people every year about these crucial publicly-
funded services, but we are powerless to help them. The government could change this,
but this past year, it expressly chose not to -- it repeatedly turned down legislative
opportunities to remove these institutions from their zones of immunity.
This is a downright embarrassing situation for Ontario. All is not well in the MUSH
sector, yet Ontario is dead last of all provinces in providing independent oversight of
these institutions. Millions of Ontarians are at the mercy of a special kind of Big Brother
-- the hospitals, the long-term care facilities, the children's aid societies and the like are
cleverly guised as "private entities" and deemed off-limits to proper checks and balances.
Big Brother has his hand firmly planted in our back pocket -- government revenues his
lifeline; unaccountability his refuge.
Ontario is, shamefully, a "have-not" province in this regard."

Ontario Ombudsman, André Marin
OPENING REMARKS
Annual Report 2006-2007

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[MISSISSAUGAWATCH]

fthrcast, I didn't post your comments because of your use of the word "fuck", but I felt it best to unblock you and allow you to have your say.

You wrote:

"Are you kidding me? ...you are $0"

So typical of some of the loathesome crap served up by people like you. Your entire comment is pure OPINION. Zero facts to back them up.

Ever heard the saying, "Opinions are like assholes -everyone's got one"?

And I'm here to tell you fthrcast, you got one HUGE "opinion"!

Thanks 4 sharing

[aronevans]

Just stopped by to check out your site again & I think of your video everytime I flush..

Perhaps if we launched a class action suit or criminal charges..or just keep exposing the corruption forced change will come about.

Peace & solidarity

[MISSISSAUGAWATCH]

fthrcast, again, not sure what you're saying but can agree with your last two sentences. That's Ontario all right. They not only use people, the Ontario government LOOKS THE OTHER FRIKKIN' WAY as municipalities mis-serve and under-serve people while allowing them to boast of their achievements in public service. Frikkin' evil.

I've reached a point where I believe not even an army of Ombudsmen can help.

ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES ARE MORALLY BEYOND REDEMPTION. (And so is Ontario)

[MISSISSAUGAWATCH]

fthrcast, don't know how to respond because I've no clue what " inability to have done so in the past" refers to.

[MISSISSAUGAWATCH]

I think I agree with you (not quite sure what you're saying). But Freedom of Information confirms that municipalities enforce only what's of benefit to them. They expect citizens to comply their by-laws and rules to the letter. But Freedom of Information also confirm that municipalities have no such requirements for their own employees. Even the sloth-iest municipal employees is protected from accountability. They can screw you but there's no complaints system for you to fight back with.

[fthrcast]

No doubt , most municipalities are corporations , that's where they got their mixed up ideas that anybody would go for having some special group immediately formed , instead of enforcing what is already on the books. Get lost losers.

[fthrcast]

And the inability to have done so in the past.

Not a good record.

[fthrcast]

Are you kidding me? Andre Marin .

You freakin' woopie users need to get a job doing some work , cuzz you lied your way out , now you want to lie your way in ,

Fuck off already , you are $0

[fthrcast]

It's just like you "redundant types" to make an announcement about 25 minutes. It shows the reason why you are baiting people so much , you don't know much else as a result. Pays the rent eh? You are the same people who couldn't agree on whether there was 1 Ombudsman or whether there were several or many. That's Ontario , Canada. Lost for words , so they use people.

[CherishTheChildren]

Haha ,,Im with you ,,can we share the toilet I got a lot a flushing to do too ,geeez we already share the trenches so why not ..

As for the Light I keep shining it ,,the more light the more that which is hidden is seen revealed ..

Love Light Kathy