Ethics Commissioner to Investigate Chair of Feds’ Green Fund
Published on November 17, 2023
The ethics commissioner has launched an investigation into the chair of a federal green fund who approved grants to her own company. Interim Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein said he would examine the conduct of Annette Verschuren in relation to the deal in a Nov. 16 letter to Conservative MP Michael Barrett. Ms. Verschuren is the chair of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), an arms-length federal not-for-profit agency funding green technologies. She’s also the CEO and beneficial owner of company NRStor. During a House of Commons committee hearing on Nov. 8, Ms. Verschuren testified that she had moved a motion for the board to approve COVID-19 relief payments to SDTC-affiliated companies....