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Revision as of 20:29, 30 September 2008 by Julesd (talk | contribs) (wikified, copyedited)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)André Marin, born January 12, 1965, is Ontario's ombudsman. He was appointed to a five-year term as Ontario’s 6th ombudsman in April 2005.
Prior to serving as ombudsman for Ontario, Marin served from 1998 to 2005 as Canada’s first ombudsman for the Canadian Forces, and from 1996 to 1998 as the director of the Special Investigations Unit of Ontario. A former assistant crown attorney, Marin graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Ottawa’s Law School. Marin is the author of The Guide to Investigations and Prosecutions, and a frequently sought after speaker, nationally and internationally, on the issue of accountability of public office holders. It is Marin who coined the term “rulitis” to describe a government bureaucracy’s slavish adherence to rules at the expense of common sense.
In his first annual report as the ombudsman of Ontario, Marin outlined how the Office has fallen behind other provinces in Canada when it comes to oversight of what he calls the “MUSH” sector: municipalities, universities, schools, hospitals, children’s aids societies, and long-term care facilities. Since his appointment as Ombudsman, the Office has revitalized and modernized the way it does business. A significant change was the creation of the Special Ombudsman Response Team (SORT), a dedicated team of experienced investigators that conducts investigations into issues that are high-profile, complex, and/or systemic. These investigations have a strong public interest component and affect broad groups of Ontario citizens.