On March 2, 2022, Québec Ombudsperson Marie Rinfret wrote to the Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights and Ombudsman in Ukraine, Liudmyla Leontiivna Denisova.
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January 20, 2022
Wrongdoings committed by a university professor: investigation conclusion
Read moreA person witnessed acts by a university professor that they believed were wrong. The witness spoke out to the Protecteur du citoyen about conflicts of interest and unauthorized use of a public body’s property.
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January 18, 2022
Brief by the Protecteur du citoyen concerning Bill 9
Read moreOn January 18, 2022, the Québec Ombudsperson presented a brief to the Committee on Culture and Education concerning Bill 9 – Act respecting the National Student Ombudsman.
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January 13, 2022
Intervention with CISSS de Chaudière-Appalaches
Read moreThe Protecteur du citoyen received a report about the CHSLDs of Chaudière-Appalaches. Apparently, the presence of a nurse was not ensured at all times. The Protecteur du citoyen decided to intervene.
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November 29, 2021
Brief by the Protecteur du citoyen on Bill 1
Read moreOn November 25, 2021, the Québec Ombudsperson sent the Committee on Citizen Relations a brief on Bill 1 – Act to amend the Educational Childcare Act to improve access to the educational childcare services network and complete its development.
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November 29, 2021
Ministère de l’Éducation: react quickly based on the school calendar
Read moreA student learned that she no longer qualified for instruction in English. Her father took steps for her to at least finish secondary school in English. When he had not heard back by the start of the school year, he contacted the Protecteur du citoyen.
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November 25, 2021
The Québec Ombudsperson is elected AOMF president
Read moreThe Québec Ombudsperson is the new president of the Association des Ombudsmans et Médiateurs de la Francophonie (AOMF). Marie Rinfret was elected for a three-year term of office on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
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November 23, 2021
First wave of COVID-19 in CHSLDs: Protecteur du citoyen's final report
Read moreIn May 2020, the Protecteur du citoyen announced that it would conduct an investigation on how the COVID-19 crisis was handled in CHSLDs during the first wave of the pandemic—the most deadly and di
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October 28, 2021
For access to public residential resources that respects the rights and needs of elderly people and of their families
Read moreEvery year in Québec, more than 21,000 elderly people need a place in a public residential resource. The Protecteur du citoyen investigated the rules and practices surrounding access to permanent residential resources. On October 28, 2021, it released a special report on the subject.
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October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021 — Ombuds Day
Read moreOn October 14, 2021, let’s mark Ombuds Day together.