Howard Wetston

The Honourable Howard I. Wetston CM QC
Senator from Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office November 10, 2016
Appointed by	Justin Trudeau
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1947
Political party	Non-affiliated
Profession	Lawyer Public Servant

Howard I. Wetston CM QC, is a Canadian Senator and retired public servant and lawyer who was formerly the Chairperson of the Ontario Securities Commission from 2010 to 2015.^[1] 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 Canadian Senate was announced. He will sit as an independent.^[2]

Earlier career

He graduated from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Science and later with a Bachelor of Law from Dalhousie Law School.^[3] 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

Federal judge

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.

Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission

Wetston was appointed as chair of the OSC in October 2010 to a 3-year term by Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan.^{[4] [5]} His term was extended until 2015 when Wetston stepped down.

References

1. "OSC | About the OSC - The Commission - Members of the Commission". Osc.gov.on.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
2. "Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate". Toronto Star, October 30, 2016.
3. "Howard Wetston". Cape Breton University. Cape Breton University. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
4. Spears, John (2010-10-13). "Howard Wetston named chairman of Ontario Securities Commission". The Star. Toronto.
5. "Howard Wetston named new OSC chair". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 2010-11-02.