Marguerite J Trussler KC is the Ethics Commissioner of the Canadian Province of Alberta,[1] an Officer of the Provincial Legislature.
[1][2] Arguably, the highest profile case she heard in her years on this Bench was the Charles Ng extradition hearing, when American journalists filled her court to follow the proceedings.
[1][3] Trussler was endorsed by the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in May 2014, during the early months of the tenure of then Alberta Premier Dave Hancock,[3] who served as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Association.
Then Lieutenant Governor in Council, Donald Stewart Ethell OC OMM AOE MSC CD appointed Trussler following the recommendation of the MLAs.
His investigations into Peter Sandhu, a former MLA, and former premier Alison Redford, were heavily criticized by all three opposition parties.