Martine Richard

Martine Richard is a Canadian public servant who currently serves as the third conflict of interest and ethics commissioner of Canada. She was appointed on 27 March 2023, succeeding Mario Dion.[1] Richard's appointment is interim for a six-month period, until a regular appointment can be made.[2]

Martine Richard
3rd Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner of Canada
Assumed office
27 March 2023
Preceded byMario Dion
Personal details
OccupationCivil servant

In the days after her appointment, opposition parties criticized her appointment to the role, due to her perceived closeness to the government.[2] She is Dominic LeBlanc's sister-in-law.[2][3]

Prior to her appointment as interim commissioner, Richard worked in the commissioner's office since 2013,[4] having served as a senior legal adviser and investigator since 2015.[2] During investigations into the SNC-Lavalin affair, she recused herself from at least two investigations due to perceived conflict of interest.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Cnockaert, Jesse (29 March 2023). "Interim ethics commissioner with family connection to Intergovernmental Affairs Minister LeBlanc raises red flags for critics". The Hill Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. Major, Darren (30 March 2023). "Opposition cries foul after minister's in-law appointed interim ethics commissioner". CBC News. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. Raycraft, Richard (31 March 2023). "PM defends appointment of cabinet minister's sister-in-law to top ethics post". CBC News. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. Walsh, Marieke (30 March 2023). "Ottawa stands by appointment of cabinet minister's sister-in-law as interim ethics commissioner". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. Paez, Beatrice (8 April 2019). "Ethics czar's senior counsel exercised 'abundance of caution' in recusal from SNC probe over potential conflict". The Hill Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  6. "Integrity of The Office of the Ethics Commissioner questioned after Democracy Watch confirms Dion's senior counsel is related to Liberal cabinet minister by marriage". Ottawa Life Magazine. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  7. Passifiume, Bryan (30 March 2023). "Uproar as Liberal cabinet minister's relative appointed interim ethics commissioner". National Post. Retrieved 30 March 2023.


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