Professional Biography
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
- Commissioner of Conflict of Interest and Ethics, 2024 - present
- Interim Commissioner of Conflict of Interest and Ethics, Sept 1, 2023 - March 1, 2024
- Chairman, Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), 2007–2012
- Justice of the Federal Court and the Court Martial Appeal Court – Federal Court of Canada, 2003–2007
- Chairman and founding member of the International Competition Network, 2001- 2003
- Commissioner of Competition- Competition Bureau of Canada , 1997 to 2003
- Assistant Deputy Minister Business Law - Department of Industry, 1994–1997
- Assistant Attorney General, Tax Law & Coordinator of NAFTA Implementation – Department of Justice, 1990–1993
- Assistant Deputy Minister Free Trade Policy and Operations - Department of External Affairs, 1989–1990
- Senior General Counsel - Trade Negotiations Office, 1987–1988
- Various positions in the Department of Justice, 1973–1986
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Member of the Order of Canada, 2022
- Queen’s Counsel, 1984
- Selected one of Canada’s “Elite Corporate Lawyers” – Trade Law, Canada Business Magazine, 1989
- Outstanding Achievement Award of the Public Service of Canada 2002 (first Commissioner of Competition to receive this honour)
- Selected “Person of the Year” in Playback Magazine, January 2010
- Senior fellow, C.D. Howe Institute April 2012
- Identity North - Founder of Digital Economy Award 2018
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL BODIES
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canadian Bar Association
- International Institute of Communications
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
- Canadian Internet Registration Authority
NON PROFIT INVOLVEMENT
- Martin Luther Church of Ottawa - President
- BluePier Retirement Plan - Trustee
EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- B.A. (Honours), Political Science, Carleton University, 1968
- LL.B., Queen’s University, 1971
- Admitted to the bar of Ontario 1973
- Advanced Management Program, Canada School of Public Service 1991
