Howard Wetston | |
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Senator from Ontario | |
In office November 10, 2016 –June 3, 2022 | |
Nominated by | Justin Trudeau |
Appointed by | David Johnston |
Personal details | |
Born | Howard I. Wetston June 3,1947 |
Political party | Independent Senators Group |
Profession | Lawyer Public Servant |
Howard I. Wetston CM KC (born June 3,1947), [1] is a former Canadian Senator and retired public servant and lawyer who was formerly the Chairperson of the Ontario Securities Commission from 2010 to 2015. [2] Prior to the OSC,Wetson was the chair and CEO of the Ontario Energy Board and various other public organizations.
On October 31,2016,his appointment to the Senate of Canada was announced. [3] Wetston was a member of the Independent Senators Group. [4]
He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Science and later with a Bachelor of Law from Dalhousie Law School. [5] Earlier in his career he was a Crown counsel in Nova Scotia and later worked as a lawyer in private practice in Ottawa and Montreal.
Wetston was a judge of the Federal Court of Canada from 1993 to 1999,and before that was Director of Investigation and Research with the federal Competition Bureau from 1989 to 1993.
Wetston was appointed as chair of the OSC in October 2010 to a 3-year term by Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan. [6] [7] His term was extended until 2015 when Wetston stepped down.
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