Solicitor General

• Ontario watchdog ‘intervening’ after solicitor general ignores transparency orders

  There have been several instances in recent years where the IPC has told the solicitor general's office to release information, only for the government to ignore the decree.

  Politics

  Nov 26, 2025
  
• Videos on Guelph police YouTube channel aim to raise awareness of domestic violence

  Videos produced in partnership with Guelph police, Victim Services and the Guelph General Hospital's Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Care and Treatment Centre are now online.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2023
  
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• Viral video of lion sparks concern over roadside zoo in Clarington, Ont.

  Advocates are outraged after video appears to show a lion close to a roadway in Bowmanville. The video, taken at Jungle Cat World, is causing sparking concern over animal welfare.

  Canada

  Mar 19, 2023
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• Inmate mistakenly released from Barton Street Jail returned to custody: Hamilton police

  Now back in custody, an inmate left the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre on March 3 following an 'administrative error' that's under investigation by the Solicitor General.

  Crime

  Mar 14, 2023
• Hamilton police seek inmate mistakenly released from Barton Street Jail

  Hamilton police say a 45-year-old inmate has been missing for days after he was improperly released from the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2023
• Coroner’s inquest to examine death of man fatally injured at Mississauga construction site

  The Ministry of the Solicitor General says Fernando Santos died on Jan. 23, 2018 at the age of 59.

  Canada

  Mar 21, 2022
• Ontario PC government breaking election promise to restore auditor general’s ad oversight power

  Ontario's Progressive Conservative government is breaking an election promise to restore the auditor general's powers over government advertising.

  Entertainment

  Nov 21, 2021
• Ontario solicitor general’s EMDC visit left OPSEU head disappointed

  Thomas says Solicitor General Sylvia Jones met with EMDC management and spoke with two members of OPSEU. He'd like her to return to tour the jail with OPSEU leadership.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2021
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• Solicitor General plans visit to EMDC after union calls for help in protecting jail staff

  OPSEU's letter to the solicitor general came days after thousands rallied outside the jail, including hundreds of bikers, after the latest inmate death.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2021
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• Delayed inquest into Ottawa jail inmate’s death set for Aug. 11

  Ontario's solicitor general announced Friday that a delayed inquest into the death of an inmate at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre will go ahead on Aug. 11.

  Crime

  Jul 16, 2021