CEO of Federal Green Fund Mired in Conflict of Interest Allegations Resigns
Published on November 13, 2023
The head of a federal green fund has resigned citing a “malicious campaign” against her, two days after defending her steering of the embattled entity before MPs. Leah Lawrence told the board of Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (STDC) she was stepping down as president and CEO, according to her resignation letter reported on by CBC News on Nov. 10. “Given recent media reports, House of Commons committee testimony, and the surrounding controversy, it is clear there has been a sustained and malicious campaign to undermine my leadership,” she reportedly wrote. “This compromises my future ability to lead the organization and puts me in an untenable situation. And I want to see this organization succeed.”...