In the News
Below is a collection of coverage by the media of the adjudicative tribunal system and Tribunal Watch Ontario.
- Woman waited 6 years for human rights hearing
CBC, June 16, 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