Andre Marin Too Outspoken

By offering what appears to be a personal off-the-cuff opinion on the practice of police street checks, stating he thinks they are illegal, Andre Marin is undermining the government's plan to standardize guidelines for the practice. To prejudge the practice with subjective comments that individual liberty trumps any benefit derived, particularly when the benefit contributes to a safer environment for the general population, is lacking in judgment. The Ontario Ombudsman website states in part "The Ombudsman’s job is to ensure government accountability through effective oversight of the administration of government services". This is accomplished by investigating complaints and providing reports on their findings.  Andre Marin's public disclosure on the matter may have been perceived as somewhat more objective if he had withheld his observations until the government completed its review.