In the run-up to Whistleblower Awareness Day on Sunday, March 24, 2024, the members of the Public Integrity Partners Forum are highlighting the importance of whistleblowers in promoting a culture of public integrity in Québec.
General press releases
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March 20, 2024General
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March 23, 2023General
Whistleblower Awareness Day: Strengthening public organization integrity—In it together
On the occasion of Whistleblower Awareness Day, March 24, 2023, the members of the Public Integrity Partners Forum want to remind us of how important rigour and confidentiality are in handling information from whistleblowers.
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November 18, 2022General
Clarifications concerning an investigation conclusion
Further to a flurry of media articles, the Québec Ombudsman wishes to make certain clarifications about its investigation conclusion titled Keep the political office’s role sealed off from the administrative apparatus’ role in awarding subsidies.
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September 30, 2022General
Viens Commission — The Québec Ombudsman weighs in on call-for-action follow-up
On the occasion of the third anniversary of the tabling of the report of the Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress, Québec Ombudsman Marc-André Dowd highlights the work done to date by his organization to ensure follow-up on the calls for action.
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March 23, 2022General
Whistleblower Awareness Day — Whistleblowers are crucial to public integrity
On the occasion of Whistleblower Awareness Day, March 24, 2022, the members of the Public Integrity Partners Forum highlight the crucial contribution that whistleblowers make to public integrity.
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March 3, 2022General
Special report — Student Financial Assistance: Give better support to students by being transparent and truly listening
On March 3, 2022, the Québec Ombudsperson released a special report on Student Financial Assistance. She made 22 recommendations to the Ministère de l’Enseignement supérieur and one to the Minister.
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June 23, 2021General
Viens Commission: the Québec Ombudsman will oversee implementation of the calls to action
Québec Ombudsperson gratefully welcomes the receptiveness of the Indigenous organizations of Québec to her active role in assessing whether the calls to action of the Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec (Viens Commission) are being implemented.
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May 26, 2021General
Canadian Council of Parliamentary Ombudsman calling for cautious approach to vaccination certification in public services
As countries around the world, and some jurisdictions in Canada contemplate how or if certification of COVID-19 vaccination status will be implemented in daily life, Canadian Ombudsman are stressing a cautious approach that places fairness at the heart of any potential vaccination certification system that is applied to public services.
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March 24, 2021General
Whistleblower Awareness Day — Strengthening integrity in public bodies: In it together
The Public Integrity Partners Forum and the organizations that oversee integrity in provincial and territorial jurisdictions are joining forces to create Whistleblower Awareness Day. This Day will be held on March 24 every year.
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May 26, 2020General
The COVID-19 crisis and seniors’ residences: the Québec Ombudsman will investigate
Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret has announced an impartial and independent investigation into the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and certain public health institutions.