CRTC names Laizner as new telecom senior counsel

OTTAWA - Christianne Laizner has joined the CRTC as General Counsel, Telecommunications, the Regulator announced Monday.Laizner comes to the Commission from the Department of Justice where she most recently held the role of executive director and general counsel of the Department’s legal service unit at the Canadian International Development Agency. Prior to that assignment, she co-managed Justice’s litigation and procurement review practice group at Public Works and Government Services Canada, and worked in the Trade Law Division and the Civil Litigation Section.With extensive experience in administrative law, procurement law and trade law, Laizner has appeared before both courts and administrative...