PM Tabs Chief Legal Officer at House of Commons to Be Next Privacy Commissioner

The Peace tower is reflected in a window in Ottawa, March 26, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner.

Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and has previously worked as senior general counsel of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.