In the News
Below are coverage by the media and community members about the tribunal system and Tribunal Watch Ontario
- Ontario’s human rights tribunal reducing backlog with onerous filing requirements, watchdog says
Law Times – November 13, 2024 - Tribunal Dismisses 93% of Cases
Global and Mail – November 12, 2024 - How is the Human Rights Tribunal working for you?
Ontario Today, CBC – November 12, 2024 - Legal spending cuts by Human Rights Legal Support Centre is hurting litigants, lawyers say
Law Times – October 29, 2024 - Woman waited 6 years for human rights hearing
CBC – June 16, 2024 - Tribunal Watch Ontario is Sounding the Alarm
Here and Now, CBC – June 18, 2024 - Under Doug Ford, Ontario’s tribunals are under severe attack
The Toronto Star – March 21, 2024 - Doug Ford’s partisan ignorance has left 53,000 tenants and landlords dangling
The Toronto Star – February 15, 2024 - The OLT decides what gets built in Ontario. Insiders say it’s broken
The Trillium – February 1, 2024 - Oversight of government appointments to tribunals has become a farce (PDF)
Law 360 Canada – October 23, 2023 - Ford under fire as opposition condemns ‘political meddling’ in tribunal appointments process (PDF)
Investigative Journalism Foundation – October 12, 2023 - Doug Ford’s ‘independent’ tribunals: Exclusive data analysis reveals premier appoints Conservative insiders (PDF)
Investigative Journalism Foundation – October 11, 2023 - Backlogged tribunals creating ‘distress’ for Ontarians waiting months or years to be heard
CBC News – March 11, 2023 - Tribunal Watch talks about HRTO delays on CBC’s cross-province radio program – Ontario Today
CBC News Radio – January 19, 2023 - Tribunal Watch talks about HRTO delays on CBC radio program Metro Morning
CBC News Radio – January 16, 2023 - Ontarians’ human rights are at risk because the system designed to protect them is broken (PDF)
Toronto Star – January 11, 2023 - News Release – Access to Justice Denied 2022-12-15 (PDF)
Tribunal Watch Ontario – December 15, 2022 - Doug Ford appointed unqualified party loyalists to fill key tribunal spots (Martin Regg Cohn)
Toronto Star – December 14, 2022