Chair of Federal Green Fund Under Ethics Review Resigns

Annette Verschuren resigned shortly after the ethics commissioner said he would investigate her over allegations of breaching the Conflict of Interest Act.

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 an embattled federal green fund has handed in her resignation shortly after being told by the ethics commissioner she was under investigation.

Annette Verschuren, who had been the chair of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) since 2019, told Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne she would depart on Dec. 1.