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André Marin
6th Ontario Ombudsman
In office April 1, 2005 – September 14, 2015
Preceded by	Clare Lewis
Succeeded by	Paul Dubé
Personal details
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Children	6
Residence(s)	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Carleton University
Profession	Lawyer

André Marin is a lawyer who served as Ontario Ombudsman from 2005 to 2015.

Personal

Marin is a graduate of Carleton University (BA 1985) and University of Ottawa (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).

Career

After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant Crown Attorney in Ottawa, Ontario in 1991 and taught law part-time in Ottawa.

From September 1996 until June 1998, he served as the Director of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). During his tenure at the SIU, the office initiated over 300 investigations, laid 5 charges resulting from those investigations and obtained no convictions.

In June 1998, Marin was appointed as Canada's first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

Ombudsman of Ontario

On April 1, 2005 Marin was appointed as Ombudsman of Ontario by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. On June 1, 2010, he was reappointed to a second five-year term ending on May 31, 2015.

Notable reports

In March 2007, Marin's office released a report on the province's conduct in regards to the Ontario lottery retailer fraud scandal.

In December 2010, Marin's office released a report on the province's conduct in regards to the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit. Marin said that it was "illegal" for the government to pass secret regulations allowing for the detaining of protesters during the 2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests.

In October 2013, he released a report criticizing London, Ontario mayor Joe Fontana and city councillors for a secret meeting at a restaurant where they discussed city business. The councillors and mayor denied the report.

In November 2014, Marin released a report that was critical of the Liberal government, calling it 'systematic government ineptitude" that led to the deaths of four children in unlicensed home daycares. The investigation was prompted after a 2-year-old child died in an unlicensed daycare in Vaughan. Marin issued an "unprecedented" 113 recommendations, and called on the province to take urgent action.

Extending term

On May 28, 2015 the Ontario Legislature voted to extend Marin's term as ombudsman until September 14, 2015 to allow him to wrap-up investigations. Over 60 people applied to become Ontario's next ombudsman, including Marin. On September 14, 2015, a motion to grant Marin a second extension was defeated in the Legislature. On April 15, 2016, Marin sued the Ontario government for wrongful dismissal. Marin claimed to have been fired without cause or notice when he was not rehired for a third term,. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled against Marin.

Later career

After leaving office, Marin began teaching part-time in the University of Ottawa's faculty of law and writing a column for the Ottawa Sun and Toronto Sun. He stopped writing the column in December, 2019. In 2020, Marin was hired by People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier to represent him in a lawsuit filed against political strategist Warren Kinsella alleging Kinsella was hired by the Conservative Party of Canada to run an "astroturfing" of Bernier through a pre-election campaign of defamation.

Politics

On September 24, 2016, Marin was named the Progressive Conservative candidate for the November 2016 by-election in Ottawa—Vanier. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Nathalie Des Rosiers by a 19-point margin, the best performance by a Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding for fifty years. In remarks given after his defeat, Marin warned that party leader Patrick Brown had to put social conservatives "in their place" because they are "a threat to the party" that might cost them the 42nd Ontario general election.

Electoral record

References

1. Marin, André. "André Marin on about.me". about.me. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
2. ^ Canadian Who’s Who 2011. Orillia, Ontario: Third Sector Publishing. 2011. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-921173-27-4.
3. ^ Hyson, Stewart, ed. (2009). Provincial and Territorial Ombudsman Offices in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-4426-4067-2.
4. "Ontario ombudsman wrong person to lead SIU probe, critics say". National Post.
5. Taylor, Scott (May 6, 2015). "Back to square one on sex abuse in the military". NOW Magazine. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
6. "Lotteries: A Game of Trust". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
7. "Ont. lottery fraud suits urged by ombudsman".
8. ^ Ferguson, Robert Benzie and Rob (2010-12-07). "Ombudsman Andre Marin has recommended that the little-known 1939 legislation should be revised and protocols developed so the public is made aware when police powers are modified". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
9. ^ Brennan, Richard J. (2013-10-22). "Ontario Ombudsman André Marin's has found a secret meeting of the mayor and six London, Ont. city council members was a betrayal of public trust". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
10. ^ Monsebraaten, Laurie; Oved, Marco Chown (2014-10-22). "Andre Marin issued an unprecedented 113 recommendations, and calls the case of 2-year-old Eva Ravikovich's death in a 'brazenly illegal' daycare, the 'canary in the coal mine.'". The Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
11. ^ "Ontario's unlicensed daycares require 'urgent action': ombudsman Andre Marin". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
12. Ferguson, Rob (May 28, 2015). "Ontario ombudsman André Marin's job extended". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
13. "Motion to extend Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin's term denied". City News. Sep 14, 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
14. "Former Ombudsman Andre Marin suing for wrongful dismissal". CP24. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
15. Csanady, Ashley (April 14, 2016). "Ex-Ontario ombudsman sues for wrongful dismissal, says Wynne's office orchestrated public humiliation". National Post. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
16. "Ex-ombudsman André Marin ordered to pay $68K in legal fees after failed lawsuit". CBC News. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
17. Jones, Allison (March 16, 2017). "Court disisses lawsuit from former ombudsman Andre Marin". CP24. The Canadian Press. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
18. Reevely, David (24 September 2016). "Former ombudsman André Marin wants to run for Progressive Conservatives in Ottawa-Vanier". Ottawa Citizen.
19. SUN, Toronto; Opinion; Columnists; Email, Share MARIN: Scheer's message lost in fog of war Tumblr Pinterest Google Plus Reddit LinkedIn; Tumblr; Pinterest; Plus, Google; Reddit; LinkedIn (2019-12-14). "MARIN: Scheer's message lost in fog of war | Toronto Sun". Retrieved 2019-12-15. {{cite web}}: |last4= has generic name (help)
20. Curry, Bill (9 December 2020). "Maxime Bernier hires former ombudsman to prepare legal action against Warren Kinsella over racism claims". The Globe and Mail.
21. "Former ombudsman André Marin wants to run for Conservatives in Ottawa-Vanier". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
22. Platt, Brian (November 18, 2016). "Social conservatives a 'threat' to Ontario PCs, says André Marin after byelection loss". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
23. "Internet Application - Search Candidates". Elections Ontario.

External links

• Andre Marin, Toronto Sun columns
• Andre Marin, University of Ottawa

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