Andre Marin
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| Ontario Ombudsman | |
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In office April 1, 2005 – September 14, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Clare Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Paul Dubé |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | Carleton University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
André Marin is a lawyer who served as Ontario Ombudsman from 2005 to 2015.
Marin is a graduate of Carleton University (BA 1985) and University of Ottawa (LL.L 1988, JD 1989).
After graduating from law school, Marin became an assistant Crown Attorney in Ottawa, Ontario in 1991 and was a part-time professor of law 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. Marin was sued twice by police officers for malicious prosecution.
In June 1998, André Marin was appointed as Canada’s first military ombudsman for complaints from members of the Canadian Armed Forces. A 2006 report for the Canadian Department of National Defence found Marin had created a dysfunctional workplace at his office during his tenure, with multiple complaints and staff departures.
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.
In 2010, the Toronto Star investigated human rights and labour complaints made by staff under Andre Marin’s tenure. Current and former staff members complained of a culture of fear and harassment. A number of complaints were filed against the ombudsman, the office and his management team with the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal and the union. Marin had called the allegations "absurd". Marin was quoted as saying he had "high expectations" for his employees.
In January 2011, the Ontario Press Council dismissed a complaint launched by Marin in relation to the content of a Toronto Star article which relayed information provided by former employees about his office's management practices. Council initially accepted a complaint by Marin about references in the articles to his retention of then Ottawa lawyer David Paciocco, but the complaint was ruled on and ultimately dismissed. The decision itself was "...the first in its 38-year history to deal with the permissible limits of investigative journalism."
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