Chair of Federal Green Fund Approved $217K Subsidy to Her Own Company

Annette Verschuren of Sustainable Development Technologies Canada testifies she went to great lengths to ensure there was no conflict of interest.

A view of Centre Block, the main building on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

The board chair of a federal green fund participated in the approval of more than $200,000 in grants to her own company, MPs have learned in committee.

Annette Verschuren, board chair of Sustainable Development Technologies Canada (SDTC), told the House of Commons ethics committee Nov. 8 that she had moved a motion for the board to approve COVID relief payments to STDC-affiliated companies.