History
Ontario was the seventh province to establish an Ombudsman's office, which it did in March 1975, preceded by Alberta and New Brunswick (1967), Quebec (1968), Manitoba and Nova Scotia (1970) and Saskatchewan (1972). The first Ombudsman of Ontario was Arthur Maloney, who served from 1975 to 1979. He was succeeded by Donald Morand (1979-1984), Daniel Hill (1984-1989), Roberta Jamieson (1989-1999), Clare Lewis (2000-2005) and André Marin (2005-present).
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