For immediate release
December 14, 2010
Mr. Dion's biographical notes
Ottawa – Today, the Honourable Stockwell Day, President of the Treasury Board and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced the appointment of Mario Dion as interim Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada.
"When our Government took office, we promised to bring accountability to Ottawa," said Minister Day. "As part of that commitment, we created the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner to ensure that public servants can speak out about wrongdoing without fear of reprisal. Through today's appointment, we are ensuring that commitment is followed in the spirit it was intended."
Mr. Dion has a strong legal background with significant experience in strategic and operational management. He has held increasingly senior roles in the public service, including as Associate Deputy Minister of Justice, Executive Director and Deputy Head of the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada, and Chair of the National Parole Board.
"I would expect that the interim Commissioner's immediate priority will be the review of the disclosures of wrongdoing and complaints of reprisal received by the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner and that he will report his findings to Parliament," added Minister Day.
In accordance with the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act, the interim appointment is for a maximum period of six months.
The Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada provides a safe and confidential mechanism enabling public servants and the general public to disclose wrongdoings committed in the public sector. It also protects from reprisal public servants who have disclosed wrongdoing and those who have cooperated in investigations.
Mr. Dion's biographical notes are attached.
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LL.L., University of Ottawa
Since 2009
Associate, The Sussex Circle
Information Commissioner ad hoc
Privacy Commissioner ad hoc
2006 - 2009
Chairperson, National Parole Board
2003 - 2006
Executive Director and Deputy Head, Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution of Canada
1997 - 2003
Associate Deputy Minister, Civil Law and Corporate Management, Justice
1996 - 1997
Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council and Counsel
1995 - 1996
Associate Deputy Minister, Justice
1993 - 1995
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management, Policy and Programs Sector, Justice
1992 - 1993
Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Management, Justice
1990 - 1992
Deputy Commissioner, Correctional Programs and Operations, Correctional Service of Canada
1988 - 1990
Assistant Commissioner, Communications and Corporate Development, Correctional Service of Canada
1987 - 1988
Senior Counsel, National Parole Board
1980 - 1987
Legal Counsel and Senior Counsel, Correctional Service of Canada
1980
Articling Student, Legal Services, Justice
